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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. What is the "secret weapon" that Helen Plum uses in Chapter 4 to entice her daughter to stay for dinner when Stephanie wants to flee her parents' home?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who does Stephanie call in as reinforcement when she goes to Joe Morelli's apartment to snoop around?
4. Who does Stephanie's father suggest that she ask about a job as a file clerk?
5. What is Mooch's relationship to Joe Morelli?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you think Stephanie's prowess as a bounty hunter has improved by the end of Chapter 5?
2. How does the Plum family dinner in Chapter 4 contribute to the atmosphere of escalating danger in the book?
3. Why does Stephanie want to install a security system in Morelli's Jeep, a Jeep that doesn't belong to her?
4. Describe the Stark Street Gym.
5. What factors make Stephanie ill-suited for bounty hunting?
6. Is Jimmy Alpha reliable in Chapter 7 when he promises to keep Ramirez away from Stephanie?
7. Is it realistic for Stephanie to think she can visit Stark Street and avoid Ramirez?
8. Explain Eddie Gazarra's version of what happened the night Ziggy Kulesza was shot.
9. Is Stephanie in real danger from Benito Ramirez, or is the danger primarily in her imagination?
10. Describe Stephanie's family.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Stephanie Plum and Joe Morelli. Tell how they are alike and how they are different, explain how they move from having opposite goals at the beginning of the book to sharing a goal by the end of the book, and discuss whether or not you think they love each other. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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 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.
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