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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 damages to Stephanie's appearance from her encounters with Benito Ramirez and the would-be Jeep thief concern Stephanie's mother and grandmother?

2. What does Stephanie suggest that Joe Morelli do once they make the gruesome discovery in the refrigeration truck in Chapter 13?

3. What does Stephanie tell Joe Morelli about his Jeep when he asks about it at the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. What does Joe Morelli bring to Stephanie's apartment in Chapter 14?

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the deal Joe Morelli proposes to Stephanie at the end of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect do Ramirez's phone calls in Chapter 9 have on Stephanie?

2. What advice does Eddie Gazarra give Stephanie at the end of Chapter 9 when she tells him about her latest encounters with Ramirez?

3. Does Stephanie finally learn to use her gun by the end of the book?

4. What does Morelli tell Stephanie about Ramirez in Chapter 10?

5. Does Lonnie Dodd respect Stephanie as a bounty hunter?

6. What do Stephanie and Morelli find in the back of the refrigeration truck at the marina?

7. What does Stephanie discover in Chapter 9 when she returns to Carmen Sanchez's apartment building to interview more of Carmen's neighbors?

8. What arouses the curiosity of Morty Beyers when he visits Stephanie and makes him start asking Stephanie's neighbors if they've seen Morelli?

9. Do you think Morelli wants to keep his relationship with Stephanie at the friendship level by the end of the book, or do you think he wants more than friendship?

10. What is John Kuzak's importance in the Kulesza case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One for the Money contains numerous subplots. Cite 3 examples of subplots in the book, explain how they each contribute to the main plot, and discuss what additional role or roles they serve in the story.

Essay Topic 2

One for the Money contains numerous metaphors throughout the book. Discuss how the author uses setting as metaphors for the characters of Stephanie, Benito Ramirez, and Lula. Are there any other characters for whom the author uses setting as metaphor? Cite examples from the book to support your case.

Essay Topic 3

Cars and Stephanie's lack of one, or trouble with one, is a continuing motif throughout One for the Money.

Part 1) Discuss the meaning of the Miata, the Nova, and the Jeep Cherokee as well as the significance of Stephanie's lack of a car when she is apprehending William Earling.

Part 2) Indicate whether you believe the vehicles and the incident of Stephanie lacking a vehicle each symbolizes the same thing or if they each symbolize something different.

Part 3)Discuss what function these symbols serve in the story.

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