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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 does Stephanie hesitate to tell her worrisome mother, Helen, for the last six months?

2. Who is Ziggy Kulesza?

3. What is Ranger's ethnic background?

4. Who is Lenny Gruber?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Stephanie's history with Joe Morelli?

3. Describe Stark Street.

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

5. Describe the Stark Street Gym.

6. When Stephanie questions Lula and Jackie in Chapter 7, is she a convincing liar?

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

8. 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?

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

10. Why does Stephanie want to install a security system in Morelli's Jeep, a Jeep that doesn't belong to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the female characters in One for the Money. Compare and contrast Lula, Connie Rosolli, Grandma Mazur, Helen Plum, and Stephanie Plum. Cite examples from the book to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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