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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 Stephanie say they need to try doing to Caroline?

2. What does Stephanie's father say he wanted to do when the band shows up to practice?

3. What does Stephanie's grandmother say she is going to get before she goes to Carmen's viewing?

4. What does Caroline do to Tank?

5. What does Stephanie realize about Julie when she and Scrog arrive at the motor home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14 what does Manuel tell Stephanie happened when he got shot?

2. What does Scrog have Stephanie do to loose the people that are following her?

3. What is Stephanie thinking about as he and Morelli walk around the block at her parents house walking Bob in Chapter 19?

4. What happens when Stephanie and Lula go to arrest Caroline for a third time?

5. What does Morelli say to Stephanie and Ranger when he sees them in the park in Chapter 12?

6. What happens in Chapter 19 after dinner?

7. What does Stephanie decide to do while her and Lula are heading to pick up a fugitive?

8. What happens when Stephanie is followed by someone after leaving her parent's house?

9. What does Vinnie have to say when he returns to the office in Chapter 17?

10. What does Lula tell Stephanie in Chapter 15 when they leave to go pick someone up?

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

There are many instances of comic relief in the story.

Part 1) What characters seem to be pure comic relief?

Part 2) How would the story tone and mood have changed without these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Ranger tells Stephanie that he has a connection with Julie but he has an emotional connection with Stephanie.

Part 1) Does this imply that Ranger cares more for Stephanie's welfare than Julie's?

Part 2) What insight does this statement give the reader about the relationship between Julie and Ranger?

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