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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. Which of the following potential witnesses at Carmen Sanchez's apartment building is missing just like Carmen is?

2. How does Stephanie defend herself from her attacker in Chapter 3?

3. Back at the bail bonds office, what does Stephanie confide to Connie Rosolli after her encounter with Joe Morelli?

4. Where does Stephanie work after school when she is 16?

5. Who does Stephanie's father suggest that she ask about a job as a file clerk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe Morelli's rescue of Stephanie at the Stark Street Gym in Chapter 3 indicate?

2. Explain Eddie Gazarra's version of what happened the night Ziggy Kulesza was shot.

3. What is Stephanie's financial situation as the book opens?

4. Why do you think Ranger agrees to help Stephanie?

5. Is Jimmy Alpha reliable in Chapter 7 when he promises to keep Ramirez away from Stephanie?

6. Describe Stephanie's family.

7. What factors make Stephanie ill-suited for bounty hunting?

8. What does Stephanie learn about Kulesza when she questions potential witnesses at Carmen Sanchez's apartment building in Chapter 4?

9. When Ranger joins Stephanie in Chapter 5 to search Morelli's apartment, how does he fit or not fit the image Stephanie has of him as a bounty hunter?

10. What feelings does Stephanie have once she learns that Joe Morelli is the fugitive she has to pursue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A confidante is a character who lends the protagonist of a story a listening ear and offers advice and assistance. Ranger, Connie Rosolli, and Eddie Gazarra serve as confidantes to Stephanie Plum throughout One for the Money.

Part 1) Compare and contrast all three characters, showing how they are alike and how they are different.

Part 2) What do you think would change if these characters did not exist in the story? Use events from the text where they advised or otherwise assisted Stephanie and had an impact on her and her situation.

Part 3) Which of the three confidantes do you think is most indispensable to the story? Cite several examples from the book to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

One for the Money features three antagonists: Joe Morelli, Benito Ramirez, and Jimmy Alpha.

Part 1) Compare and contrast these three characters. How are they alike and how are they different?

Part 2) Discuss whether the type of conflict each antagonist provides is primarily physical (external) or emotional (internal), or whether the character provides an equal mixture of both kinds of conflict. Cite examples from the book to support your conclusions.

Part 3) Which antagonist do you think poses the most physical and emotional risk to Stephanie? Cite examples from the book to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Carmen Sanchez and Ziggy Kulesza never appear onstage in One for the Money, yet both are a vital part of the story. The missing witness, later identified as Louis, only appears onstage at the end of the book. Discuss the techniques the author uses to depict these three characters.

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