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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 tells Jimmy Alpha at the end of Chapter 11 that she's going to the police, what does Alpha ask her to do?
2. What happens to Jimmy Alpha after he attempts to kill Stephanie?
3. When they find out that Benito Ramirez has been released from jail on his own recognizance, what does Joe Morelli suggest that Stephanie do?
4. What do the police do with the evidence they gather about Ramirez while at Stephanie's apartment in Chapter 10?
5. Who does Stephanie spot while visiting Sal Bocha's butcher shop?
Short Essay Questions
1. What effect do Ramirez's phone calls in Chapter 9 have on Stephanie?
2. What does Stephanie theorize when she sees the butcher cleaning his shop windows at the end of Chapter 12?
3. Who does Stephanie rule out as being responsible for the bomb and to what does she think it's related?
4. 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?
5. What does Stephanie discover in Chapter 9 when she returns to Carmen Sanchez's apartment building to interview more of Carmen's neighbors?
6. Describe Stephanie's appearance after the fire in Chapter 12 and Ramirez's attack on her in Chapter 11.
7. Does Lonnie Dodd respect Stephanie as a bounty hunter?
8. What does Morelli tell Stephanie about Ramirez in Chapter 10?
9. Does Stephanie finally learn to use her gun by the end of the book?
10. Who is Louis?
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
Discuss Stephanie's FTAs: Clarence Sampson, Lonnie Dodd, William Earling, and Joe Morelli. Compare and contrast these fugitives and discuss how Stephanie manages to capture each one in the end. Cite examples from the text to support your case.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the Morelli and Plum families and discuss how the Morellis influence Joe and how the Plums influence Stephanie. Cite examples from the book to support your conclusions.
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