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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 activity do Stephanie and Diesel take on?

2. What does Lula make at the shopping mall?

3. What is the person doing when Stephanie arrives?

4. What causes Valerie to fall?

5. What time does Lula call Stephanie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Valerie's reasons for not wanting to marry Albert?

2. What is Lula's opinion on being politically correct?

3. Discuss the scene when Stephanie and Diesel arrive at the Plum house.

4. What is Valerie's explanation regarding the lack of prevention?

5. Explain the difference between Stephanie's and Valerie's lives.

6. How do Diesel and Stephanie find the location of the workshop? What does Stephanie do next?

7. Stephanie convinces Valerie to leave the bathroom. What is the escape route the sisters use? What goes wrong?

8. Who does Stephanie intend to speak to regarding Sandy? Why is Stephanie reluctant to make the contact?

9. What previous effort has Diesel made to find Ring? What was the result?

10. Who calls Stephanie? What does Stephanie end up doing instead of working with Diesel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephanie Plum has several men in her life. In this particular story two of those men play smaller roles than usual due to hectic schedules. In their place, at least temporarily, is Diesel. Discuss the men in Stephanie's life. Compare and contrast Diesel, Joe Morelli, and Ranger.

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie Plum is famous for attracting disaster. To date, Stephanie has been through so many cars that everyone, including Stephanie, has lost count. Why do you think danger attaches itself to Stephanie? What happens to the cars? What incident occurred while Stephanie and Diesel were at the Claws' house? Are the incidents always Stephanie's fault? Also explain the episodes with the Christmas trees and the fires that occur throughout the story.

Essay Topic 3

As a bounty hunter, Stephanie spends a lot of time doing surveillance. In this case, Stephanie accompanies Diesel and the pair scouts out possible locales for Ring and Sandy Claws. Discuss surveillance and why it is important to the case. Examine the things that Stephanie clearly does wrong. What is Lula's role in the surveillance arena? Is Lula helpful? Does the surveillance pay off?

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