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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. Who does Stephanie ask about Shempsky?

2. What does Morelli suggest he might want to do someday?

3. What does Stephanie goad Shermsky into doing?

4. What does Stephanie realize about Bunchy?

5. What happens to the BMW?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stephanie, along with the reader, finally learn about Shempsky's involvement in the situation Stpehanie (and Morelli) has been investigating?

2. Where does Stephannie take Fred's check and what might this foreshadow?

3. What does Morelli tell Stephanie and does this have any effect upon her actions? Should it?

4. What happens to the BMW and why is that humorous?

5. What does Shempsky tell Stephanie about his plans?

6. Describe the situation of Shempsky being caught.

7. What does Stephanie suspect about Shempsky and why is it suspicious that he's not at work? What might this foreshadow?

8. What does Ranger suggest Stephanie do about the Porsche he offers her and what do you think should be Stephanie's response?

9. Who attacks Stephanie and why do you think she does not see the attack coming?

10. What is ironic about how Stephanie is saved from Shempsky killing her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In any detective novel, there are usually serious crimes such as murder involved. Discuss one of the following:

1. Discuss and analyze what you think are three of the primary motivations for someone to murder another person. Include examples from this story and your own reading.

2. Is crime taken seriously in High Five or does the fact that so much of the novel is farcical suggest that crime, even murder, is secondary to the story?

3. Discuss and analyze how greed is a primary motivation in a large percentage of crime both in this story and in "real" life.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following:

1. How does the plot structure contribute to the success of the story? (Or Not)

2. Discuss the five times Evanovich uses foreshadowing and how it is fulfilled later in the story.

3. Discuss the use of slang/dialect and lingo in the story and how it does (or does not) make a more interesting read.

Essay Topic 3

Death occurs several times throughout this rather lighthearted novel. Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of death throughout the story.

2. In a somewhat farcical novel such as High Five, can death be a serious topic? Why or why not? Discuss fully with examples from High Five and other literature.

3. Is death more tragic when someone dies unexpectedly young versus someone who dies unexpectedly in their 7th or 8th decade of life? Discuss fully with examples from the book and your own experiences.

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