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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. Where does Stephanie go to have dinner at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What does Stephanie do when she spots the keys to Joe Morelli's Jeep Cherokee?

3. What does having Clarence Sampson asleep beside her in the front seat of Joe Morelli's Jeep prevent Stephanie from doing?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the second time Stephanie calls her chosen rescuer in Chapter 6?

5. Where do Stephanie and Ranger meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Stephanie's family.

6. Is Stephanie in real danger from Benito Ramirez, or is the danger primarily in her imagination?

7. 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?

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

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

10. Describe Stark Street.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Stephanie's FTAs: Clarence Sampson, Lonnie Dodd, William Earling, and Joe Morelli. Compare and contrast these fugitives and discuss how Stephanie manages to capture each one in the end. Cite examples from the text to support your case.

Essay Topic 2

A number of characters in One for the Money are foils for or opposites of each other in some way. Select two of the following pairs of characters and discus how they are foils for each other. Cite examples from the text to support your case.

a) Helen Plum and Grandma Mazur.

b) Ranger and Stephanie Plum.

c) Bernie Kuntz and Joe Morelli.

d) Eddie Gazarra and Joe Morelli.

Essay Topic 3

Stephanie Plum loves her family but they often prove a source of embarrassment to her. Choose 3 of these characters and compare and contrast them, explain what role(s) they play in the novel, and discuss how they influence Stephanie (Helen Plum, Frank Plum, Grandma Mazur, Vincent Plum, Valerie).

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