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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At a meeting that takes place in the funeral home, what does Spiro beg Stephanie to retrieve?
(a) 24 missing caskets.
(b) 37 candles taken from the altar.
(c) A hearse.
(d) 5 wallets taken from corpses.

2. What does the unlocked door in Kenny's vehicle signal to Stephanie?
(a) Someone tried to steal Kenny's car.
(b) Kenny was in a hurry.
(c) Kenny was murdered.
(d) Kenny planned to come right back.

3. When Stephanie goes home after the stake-out, there is an invitation on her answering machine to go to dinner. Who is it from?
(a) Kenny.
(b) Ranger.
(c) Stephanie's mother.
(d) Morelli.

4. How does Morelli describe Stephanie's physical appearance the morning after her apartment was robbed?
(a) Fit.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Attractive.
(d) Unfortunate.

5. Who gives Stephanie a tip regarding a large pickup right around the time of the casket theft?
(a) Grandmother, after a visit to the funeral home.
(b) Mrs. Plum, after visiting the beauty parlor.
(c) Roberta, at R & J Storage.
(d) Eula, the homeless lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Moogey have a closed casket?

2. What type of exercise does Stephanie complete every morning?

3. Stephanie starts to suspect Kenny and Moogey of doing what?

4. What type of characters does Vincent Plum allow Stephanie to pursue?

5. Which door was not locked in Kenny's recovered vehicle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Grandma Mazur and Eula have in common?

2. How does the 'Burg help with the job Stephanie is trying to do?

3. Why does Grandma Mazur pull the finger off of the corpse at the funeral home?

4. Does the fact that the stolen guns are from Fort Braddock mean that Kenny is guilty?

5. Why does Stephanie hire a former prostitute to work for Vinnie?

6. What device does the author use to create a past between Stephanie and Morelli?

7. Why is Stephanie occasionally dishonest when seeking answers for her case?

8. By leaving a card with the Sandman's neighbor, is Stephanie setting herself up as a target or simply attempting to get information?

9. There are many examples of irreverence that take place at the funeral home. For example, the group that attends the K and C funeral get rowdy and drunk. How does this device help the story?

10. Why do the residents of the 'Burg see it as unusual for Stephanie to be single?

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