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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. What type of characters does Vincent Plum allow Stephanie to pursue?
(a) Easy catches.
(b) Vampires.
(c) FBI's Most Wanted.
(d) Hard-nosed criminals.

2. The guns sold in the gun sale in Chapter Six were from where?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Fort Knox.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Fort Braddock.

3. Who gets questioned regarding the caskets at the storage facility?
(a) Jason.
(b) Jake.
(c) Mrs. Plum.
(d) Roberta.

4. Whose viewing does Stephanie attend with her grandmother?
(a) Mrs. Morelli.
(b) Elliot Harper.
(c) Danny Gunzer.
(d) Moogey.

5. Why is Stephanie suspicious of Spiro after reviewing the caskets?
(a) Spiro lies about fingerprints on the casket.
(b) Spiro has cheap caskets, but people in the 'Burg spend big money on funerals.
(c) Spiro has always mocked Stephanie's work.
(d) Spiro has a big insurance policy and Stephanie thinks she's getting set up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stephanie go to the storage facility after a night when she couldn't sleep?

2. What is one of the problems Stephanie has with Morelli?

3. How long will it take Stephanie to get money to replace the stolen Jeep?

4. Why does Roberta leave the scene after she is questioned?

5. Who fixes the Jeep after the stake-out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the information about the money spent on funerals continue to cast suspicion on Spiro's story?

2. Why did parts of the 'Burg seem to become less fortunate than others?

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

4. Why does Stephanie visit dangerous suspects without back-up?

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

6. What is the major difference between the attitude of Stephanie's grandmother and Mrs. Plum?

7. What do Stephanie and her Grandmother argue about prior to Moogey's funeral?

8. 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?

9. Why does Stephanie go to the storage unit in Chapter Four?

10. The size of the Buick is used as a commentary piece regarding what?

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