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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. Whom is Stephanie planning to visit at the end of Chapter Four?

2. To avoid suspicion, Morelli and Stephanie decide to do what with a letter in Kenny's mail?

3. The guns sold in the gun sale in Chapter Six were from where?

4. In what location does the tire on the Buick go flat?

5. At a meeting that takes place in the funeral home, what does Spiro beg Stephanie to retrieve?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Stephanie become suspicious of Spiro and the cheap caskets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Stephanie's Jeep and the Buick are used to compound what is happening in the story. Working with either the Buick or the Jeep, cite several moments from the story where what happens with the vehicles mirror what happens to Stephanie and tell why.

Essay Topic 2

There were several criminals involved in the many crimes committed throughout the novel: Kenny, the Sandman, Spiro and Moogey. Choose one of these criminals and analyze the different factors that contributed to his downfall.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, guns made a significant appearance. Discuss whether guns were portrayed as good or evil, and in the end, what this might mean in terms of the author's philosophy on firearms.

Part 1) Cite and discuss where guns were portrayed positively in the story and why.

Part 2) Cite and discuss where guns were portrayed negatively in the story and why.

Part 3) Explain Stephanie's relationship to her gun. Why did she keep it in a jar? Why did she rely on her stun gun instead? Was it ironic that Stephanie used a stun gun to go save Grandma Mazur, but it was Grandma Mazur's real gun that saved the day?

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