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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 happens to Jimmy Alpha after he attempts to kill Stephanie?

2. Who does Stephanie meet at the shooting range in Chapter 10?

3. What does Stephanie find on her fire escape in Chapter 10?

4. What noise wakes Stephanie up one morning and infuriates Joe Morelli in Chapter 11?

5. Why is Stephanie horrified when Morelli apologizes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Stephanie visit Stark Street at the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

4. Describe Stephanie's appearance after the fire in Chapter 12 and Ramirez's attack on her in Chapter 11.

5. Who is Louis?

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

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

8. Explain Stephanie's encounter with Lula in Chapter 10.

9. What advice does Eddie Gazarra give Stephanie at the end of Chapter 9 when she tells him about her latest encounters with Ramirez?

10. What theory does Stephanie give Jimmy Alpha in Chapter 11 about the events of the night of Ziggy Kulesza's shooting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The three bounty hunters in One for the Money are Stephanie Plum, Ranger, and Morty Beyers. Compare and contrast these three characters as fugitive apprehension agents. Cite examples from the book to discuss the mistakes they each make and to discuss how Stephanie, the most inexperienced of the three, is the one who manages to locate and bring in Joe Morelli.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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