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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 do at E. E. Martin?

2. Where does Stephanie encounter Joe Morelli in Chapter 3?

3. Who does Stephanie call instead of the police, the fire department, or her parents to assist her in freeing herself from the way Joe Morelli leaves her after searching her apartment?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who does Stephanie call in as reinforcement when she goes to Joe Morelli's apartment to snoop around?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Stephanie Plum.

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

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

4. What factors make Stephanie ill-suited for bounty hunting?

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

6. Explain Eddie Gazarra's relationship to Stephanie Plum.

7. Why does Vincent Plum laugh when Stephanie asks him for an advance on the bounty for Morelli?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carmen Sanchez and Ziggy Kulesza never appear onstage in One for the Money, yet both are a vital part of the story. The missing witness, later identified as Louis, only appears onstage at the end of the book. Discuss the techniques the author uses to depict these three characters.

Essay Topic 2

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).

Essay Topic 3

A confidante is a character who lends the protagonist of a story a listening ear and offers advice and assistance. Ranger, Connie Rosolli, and Eddie Gazarra serve as confidantes to Stephanie Plum throughout One for the Money.

Part 1) Compare and contrast all three characters, showing how they are alike and how they are different.

Part 2) What do you think would change if these characters did not exist in the story? Use events from the text where they advised or otherwise assisted Stephanie and had an impact on her and her situation.

Part 3) Which of the three confidantes do you think is most indispensable to the story? Cite several examples from the book to support your conclusions.

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