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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 is at his mother's house?

2. Who drives Stephanie home?

3. Where were the checks Stephanie has canceled?

4. Who does Stephanie ask for advice about keeping the car Ranger gives her?

5. Who grabs Stephanie and tries to force her out of the building?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lipinski kill his wife, Laura and Shempsky kill Fred?

2. Describe the situation of Shempsky being caught.

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

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

5. What does Stephanie and Lula learn from the clerk at the garbage company that may turn out to be important?

6. Who is Randy Briggs; why is he staying with Stephanie, and is it wise for Stephanie to allow him to stay with her?

7. What is revealed about Fred and Mabel's relationship through mention of what Mabel has been doing?

8. What does Morelli tell Stephanie to do and what is her response? Why do you think Stephanie refuses to back off?

9. How does Stephanie now know Shempsky is tied to her uncle Fred's disappearance?

10. What breakthrough does Stephanie have in the case of her missing uncle on Sunday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many incidences of irony in High Five. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze five incidences of irony.

2. Why do you think authors write irony into their stories?

3. Do the ironic situations in High Five enhance the reading experience? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie seems to get herself in and out of difficult and even dangerous situations with very little long-term consequences. Discuss the following:

1. What is a narrative contrivance?

2. Briefly summarize and analyze two situations in High Five where it seems that the only way Stephanie gets out of them is through narrative contrivance.

3. Would you rather there be and improbable event to save one of your characters or would you want the author to be more realistic? Discuss why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Compare/contrast Joe Morelli to Ranger.

2. Compare/contrast the relationship of Joe to Stephanie to that of Ranger to Stephanie.

3. Compare/contrast the type of "community" in which Stephanie lives to your own.

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