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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. When Stephanie returns home after her trip to the shooting range, who does she find in her apartment?

2. During Benito Ramirez's phone call to Stephanie in Chapter 9, what does the woman Ramirez puts on the line do?

3. Which of the following statements does NOT describe the new FTA that Connie Rosolli assigns Stephanie in Chapter 12?

4. When they find out that Benito Ramirez has been released from jail on his own recognizance, what does Joe Morelli suggest that Stephanie do?

5. What does Joe Morelli bring to Stephanie's apartment in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arouses the curiosity of Morty Beyers when he visits Stephanie and makes him start asking Stephanie's neighbors if they've seen Morelli?

2. What effect do Ramirez's phone calls in Chapter 9 have on Stephanie?

3. Who triggers the alarm system on Morelli's Jeep in Chapter 12, and what happens when he tries to start the Jeep?

4. Does Stephanie finally learn to use her gun by the end of the book?

5. What is John Kuzak's importance in the Kulesza case?

6. What does Jimmy Alpha reveal to Stephanie about himself at the end of Chapter 13?

7. Do you think Morelli wants to keep his relationship with Stephanie at the friendship level by the end of the book, or do you think he wants more than friendship?

8. What do Stephanie and Morelli find in the back of the refrigeration truck at the marina?

9. Why is Stephanie not afraid when she comes home to find Morelli in her apartment in Chapter 10?

10. Who does Stephanie rule out as being responsible for the bomb and to what does she think it's related?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing occurs numerous times in One for the Money. Cite 3 examples of foreshadowing in the novel and explain how this technique is used to indicate events to come.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what you think the major and minor themes in One for the Money are. Cite examples from the book to support your case.

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