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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 Lula do to Joyce's tire?

2. Where did Joyce get her connections?

3. Which bar is the last chance?

4. What was her first coherent thought about when Stephanie had realized what had happened?

5. Who else has decided to come with her to Atlantic City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things did Maxine tell Stephanie?

2. Who is Joe Morelli?

3. Why wasn't the collection of a home a good idea to make good on the bond?

4. Why couldn't Stephanie leave Lula behind?

5. What things did Stephanie learn from the 7-Eleven?

6. What is Joyce doing watching Stephanie?

7. Why does Stephanie think that Morelli is the one with the psychotic girlfriend?

8. Why does Stephanie hate Joyce Barnhardt?

9. What is the difference between Stephanie and Lula and car shopping?

10. Why did Stephanie eventually settle on Morelli's as a good place to stay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between the attitudes of Betty in the beginning and close to the end of this book? How is this behavior suspicious? What changes in the character would be describable as suspicious and why?

Essay Topic 2

How is this novel a typical mystery novel? How is it a romance novel? How is it a thriller? Create a genre for this novel, and explain how you came up with it.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Stephanie and Lula's characters. How do they compliment each other? How close of friends do you think they would be in real life? How does Lula's character make up for Stephanie's downfalls? Who would you rather have as your friend, and why?

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