3. Why has Mooner returned to Stephanie's place?
(a) To bring Grandma a spare key.
(b) To replace the beer he drank.
(c) To give Stephanie a warning.
(d) To ask Stephanie if she will go out with him.

4. What does Bob eat?
(a) Two boxes of prunes.
(b) A cake.
(c) Stephanie's favorite sandals.
(d) A large, raw roast.

5. Why doesn't Grandma like Homer?
(a) He was involved in a pornography case.
(b) He abandoned his first family.
(c) He cheated on his wife.
(d) He beat a dog to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Munson's plan?

2. What does Morelli do about the dead man at the townhouse?

3. Where does Alexander wish to go?

4. Who does Stephanie visit at her ex-husband's office?

5. How does Stephanie capture Munson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Stephanie has bad luck with cars--do you think this is her fault?

2. What do you think Alexander means when he says Homer killed himself?

3. Why is Stephanie's grandma moving back to Stephanie's parents' home and what do you think is the implication?

4. What happens when Stephanie talks to Cynthia Lotte and what does this say about Stephanie?

5. Why are the crime organizations angry at Homer and could this have something to do with his alleged death?

6. Stephanie manages to get to her gun and shoot Munson in the foot. It seems unlikely that Stephanie under the stress of the circumstances intentionally aims and shoots Munson in the foot. What is more likely to have happened is that she pointed the gun and pulled the trigger and it happened to hit Munson in the foot.

7. How is the farcical nature of this novel even more evident in Chapter 11?

8. What does Ranger tell Stephanie when he stops her while she is out walking the dog and do you think Morelli had a hand in Ranger's decision?

9. Do you think Stephanie is going beyond what Ranger asked her to do as far as the Ramos case?

10. Is there any justification for Stephanie committing a felony (breaking and entering) when she and Lula go into Ramos's townhouse?

(see the answer keys)

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