5. While at Kuntz Appliances, which of the following thoughts does NOT occur to Stephanie when she notices that Sal Bocha is cleaning the butcher shop windows across the street?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Stephanie blame for her sexual encounter with Morelli at Tasty Pastry when she is just 16?

3. Why does Stephanie suspect that Ramirez killed Sal and Louis?

4. Who is Louis?

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

6. Why does Stephanie accept only a small portion of the reward for Lonnie Dodd's capture?

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

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

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

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

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 2

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 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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