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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. After Stephanie and Morelli speak with Cubby about the van, who is the casket-stealing suspect?
(a) A foreign man no one is familiar with.
(b) Cubby.
(c) Spiro.
(d) The Sandman.

2. Whom does Stephanie call after her jacket pocket discovery?
(a) The police.
(b) Kenny.
(c) The Sandman.
(d) Morelli.

3. After Stephanie drives Spiro home in Chapter Twelve, what part of the funeral home does she insist on investigating?
(a) The basement.
(b) The empty caskets.
(c) The attic.
(d) The closets.

4. In Chapter Eleven, what does Stephanie leave for Morelli when she takes the truck?
(a) A note.
(b) A repaired Jeep.
(c) The keys to the Buick.
(d) Money for a cab.

5. On her way to take Spiro home, what does Stephanie tell her mother her part-time job is?
(a) Waiting tables.
(b) Working at the beauty parlor.
(c) Sewing at the dry cleaners.
(d) Cleaning the funeral home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Morelli find out Stephanie's performing a stake-out on Kenny?

2. At Stephanie's Stiva stake-out, what does Kenny ram her vehicle with?

3. Does Stephanie get mad at Morelli when she learns he has concealed Andy Roche's purpose?

4. What does Kenny tuck into Stephanie's jacket pocket in Chapter Eight?

5. In the funeral parlor basement, where does Kenny reveal that he has stashed his victim?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Thirteen, Stephanie uses Grandma Mazur as a weapon against Vinnie. How does Grandma Mazur use her power over Vinnie to keep Stephanie employed, and what does this say about the power structure in the 'Burg?

2. What does the fact that Stephanie's mother tried to set Stephanie up with Spiro say about her mother's judgment?

3. What has changed about Stephanie's bedroom from the time she lived there in high school? What does this say about how Stephanie's mother views her?

4. When Grandma Mazur is attacked, this hurts Stephanie more than if she were attacked. Why?

5. Kenny's acts of violence start small and then progress into larger, more grotesque actions. Explain the escalation.

6. Why does Morelli's past with Stephanie suggest a greater opportunity for a future?

7. When Stephanie stakes out Kenny at the motel, does she work alone or with back-up, and why?

8. Why does it seem as though Joyce Barnhardt has had it out for Stephanie throughout their entire life?

9. Why is it frightening when the Sandman is killed and his body mutilated?

10. Why does Lula break the window when she and Stephanie visit Spiro's apartment?

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