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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 is one of the problems Stephanie has with Morelli?

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Grandma Mazur pull off the dead body in the casket?

3. Why is Stephanie suspicious of Spiro after reviewing the caskets?

4. Whom does Spiro say he is afraid of in Chapter Seven?

5. What is the full name of the storage facility?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stephanie's mother want her to have another job?

2. What does the hamster Rex offer to Stephanie? How does this contrast with Morelli?

3. When Stephanie and Morelli bump into each other at the crash, what does it symbolize?

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

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

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

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

8. When Spiro produces an unsigned letter much like the one Stephanie received, what does this device achieve?

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

10. Why does Morelli want Stephanie to stay away from the Sandman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephanie's apartment is a safe haven that reflects her independent lifestyle. Analyze why the break-in at Stephanie's apartment affected her in the way that it did. Consider the following...

1. What does the apartment symbolize?

2. Why is it important to Stephanie?

3. What was the significance of Stephanie having to leave her apartment to protect her family?

4. Why was it important for her to return to the apartment at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie and Morelli share a romantic interest for one another within the story. Yet, they do not end up together at the end of the book.

1) Compare the two characters. How are they similar? How are they different?

2) Consider how these two characters compliment each other. Do they work well together? Or do they work better alone?

3) Based on your analysis of who they are, consider their compatibility. Are these two characters a love match? Or are they better off to just stay out of each other's way?

Essay Topic 3

The 'Burg is a community that offers up an interesting mix of progressive and non-progressive thought. Compare and contrast the several examples of progressive and non-progressive behavior from the citizens of the 'Burg.

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