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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 happens when Stephanie and her partner get to the home of Lonnie Johnson?

2. What was Dave Nelson's old job?

3. What does Stephanie say will NOT happen if dinner at her parents' house is five minutes late?

4. Why does Anton, another applicant, say that he obviously get a call back for an interview?

5. Connie has divided the applicants for the bondsman job into three groups. What is NOT one of the groups' names?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in Chapter 3 when Joyce comes in demanding a job.

2. Describe what happened with Mary Lee Truk as it is described by Stephanie's grandmother in Chapter 2.

3. What happens in Chapter 2 when Stephanie meets Carmen for the first time?

4. Describe the scene in Chapter 1 where Stephanie and Melvin are on the roof.

5. What does Stephanie's grandmother call to tell her in the beginning of Chapter 4?

6. What is found in Edward Scrog's scrapbook?

7. What happens when Lula and Stephanie start going to Skip's houses in Chapter 1?

8. Describe the scene in Chapter 1 when Stephanie goes to the bakery.

9. Describe the scene in chapter six when Stephanie is thinking about Morelli and the reason she hasn't committed to him.

10. What happens when Stephanie and Lula go into Treasure Pleasures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephanie says that Julie is a lot like her dad, Ranger, in many ways.

Part 1) Is it possible that Julie got her grit from her mother or from being raised by her step-father?

Part 2) Does nature or nurture play more of a role in a child's rearing? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie is obviously frightened when kidnapped by Scrog but is still able to fight back.

Part 1) Does this seem to be a realistic response to a kidnapping? Explain.

Part 2) What would you have done if you had been kidnapped by someone like Scrog?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main theme of the story? Explain your answer and give examples to support your answer.

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