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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Kenny tuck into Stephanie's jacket pocket in Chapter Eight?
2. What does Stephanie get from the guns in Spiro's apartment?
3. What act does Lula perform to gain entry into Spiro's apartment?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what are Lula and Connie fighting about?
5. In Chapter Eight, where does Stephanie store a certain, severed body part?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Stephanie's mother complain about Stephanie wearing Doc Marten boots?
2. How does Stephanie physically describe the women in her family and how does this match up with their character?
3. How does Grandma Mazur save both herself and Stephanie from Kenny?
4. What do Stephanie and Lula have in common?
5. What has changed about Stephanie's bedroom from the time she lived there in high school? What does this say about how Stephanie's mother views her?
6. Stephanie cannot catch Kenny because she is wearing a sexy pair of high heels. What does this symbolize?
7. Why does Lula break the window when she and Stephanie visit Spiro's apartment?
8. In Chapter Eleven, what action does Stephanie take that causes the religious structure of the 'Burg to be revealed?
9. Describe the type of style the women in the 'Burg aspire to. Does caring about beauty and fashion make them seem oppressed?
10. Why does Morelli's past with Stephanie suggest a greater opportunity for a future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The women of the 'Burg seem tougher than many women portrayed in novels, but what is it that makes them appear so? Is it their lifestyle? Their attitude? Their moral compass? Choose three characters and cite examples as to what makes them tougher than traditional women in literature.
Essay Topic 2
Kenny's past is mentioned several times throughout the novel. There is discussion of how Kenny was as a child, as well as his recent relationships with women. Many of these instances are considered disturbing. How does this word of mouth discussion develop his character?
Essay Topic 3
There were several criminals involved in the many crimes committed throughout the novel: Kenny, the Sandman, Spiro and Moogey. Choose one of these criminals and analyze the different factors that contributed to his downfall.
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