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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 the ethnic background of Stephanie Plum's family?

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

3. When Stephanie tells Eddie Gazarra about her encounters with Benito Ramirez, what does Gazarra offer to do?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about how Stephanie responds to Joe Morelli's opinion of her ability to capture him?

5. How does Stephanie get Clarence Sampson to go with her to the Trenton Police Department?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Stephanie's family.

3. What does the way Stephanie stakes out Joe Morelli's apartment in Chapter 2 indicate about Stephanie?

4. Describe the Stark Street Gym.

5. What feelings does seeing Morelli again stir in Stephanie?

6. How does Mrs. Morelli humiliate Stephanie in Chapter 5?

7. Describe Ranger.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One for the Money blends elements of mystery, comedy, and romance. It also borrows some elements from Gothic novels. Discuss the mixture of genres in the book and cite examples from the text to show the influence of each genre on the elements of the story. Explain how the story might change if you removed the comedy and the romance subplot.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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