Stephanie Plum vs Alex Barnaby Quiz

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1. Both Stephanie and Alex have men in their lives - of course they do, they are hot-blooded women! But which one 'has' a man who owns (or owned) a Porsche?

Answer: Both Alex and Stephanie

Stephanie's man, Ranger, owns a black Porsche. At one stage, he even gave one to Stephanie to drive - which she managed to destroy. His business, RangeMan, also owns several high-end cars - all black.
When Alex first met Sam Hooker, he owned a silver Porsche. It wasn't destroyed in the first story 'Metro Girl' but it didn't make an appearance in the second story 'Motor Mouth' either, so it is unclear as to whether or not he still owns the Porsche.

2. Both Stephanie and Alex eat junk food but one more than the other. Whose diet seems to consist of an endless supply of donuts and Cluck-in-a-Bucket chicken?

Answer: Stephanie

Stephanie tends to eat junk food like it is going out of fashion. Apart from the constant intake of donuts and Cluck-in-a-Bucket, she loves cake - with birthday cake being the best. Frequent dinners at her parent's place mean at least a modicum of healthy, well-cooked food, but when she is at home pizza, subs and olive and peanut butter sandwiches are the go.
Alex only seems to occasionally eat junk food. The occasional burger or pizza interrupt a generally healthy diet. In fact, Alex will order food like granola and salad sandwiches whereas Stephanie wouldn't even notice them on the menu.

3. Both Alex and Stephanie have a friend with a similar sounding name. Whose friend is LOLA?

Answer: Alex

Lola is mentioned in 'Metro Girl' as a friend Alex used to work with at an insurance company (the job she was fired from when she went looking for her brother in Miami). Stephanie's friend and loyal partner (on the job) is Lula. Lula is a large black woman who always manages to fit into clothes two sizes too small for her.

4. Stephanie is a brunette and Alex is a blonde. But who has the uncontrollable hair?

Answer: Both have uncontrollable hair

On a particularly bad day, both ladies will cover their hair with a hat. This helps Stephanie fit in more with the gangsters in Trenton, and Alex fit in the with the beach scene of Miami.

5. Both Alex and Stephanie have to deal with 'bad guys' in their lives. The knee to the groin is one method used to incapacitate these bad guys. Who has the tendency to use this painful move?

Answer: Both Alex and Stephanie

The theory being 'if it works, use it'. Both Alex and Stephanie use the 'old knee to the groin trick' to temporarily cripple their would-be attackers - sometimes with surprisingly good results. Both being a little unlucky and uncoordinated, they also sometimes manage to inflict quite a bit of damage to the good guys, with broken body parts, house parts and car parts being the norm for both ladies.

6. Knowing the history of both Alex and Stephanie, who would be considered to have the better luck with cars?

Answer: Alex

Alex has both worked as a mechanic in her father's garage and as a race car driver, making her both an excellent driver and very good at both dismantling and fixing cars. Stephanie's luck with cars runs in the opposite direction. She has an almost unbelievable talent for destroying cars - although not all have been completely her fault. Stephanie's cars tend to get blown up, torched, lost, stolen, shot at or flattened by other vehicles. Only one has managed to get through mostly unscathed - Uncle Sandor's Buick that Stephanie sometimes has to drive as a last resort.

7. This question is slightly different. Both Alex and Stephanie like to shop - what girl doesn't? What is it that Stephanie and Alex have both admitted that they like shopping for?

Answer: Shoes

Both Alex and Stephanie love shoe shopping. Neither would admit to shopping for a man, Stephanie has three in her life and Alex one (who is more than enough). Donuts are the sacred ground of Stephanie - although it can take a long time to decide which one she wants (usually she just gets them all), Alex is not one for that type of food. Stephanie only tends to buy a new handbag (or purse) when hers is lost, stolen or destroyed (sort of like her cars). I am not entirely sure that Alex even owns a handbag!

8. Both Alex and Stephanie have one sibling each. Of Stephanie and Alex, who would be considered the more 'stable' sibling from their respective families?

Answer: Alex

Compared with her sister, Valerie, Stephanie would have to be the 'crazy' sibling. Although Valerie went a little 'nuts' when she divorced and moved back to Trenton, she has settled down and become the 'stable' one again.
Alex, compared with her brother, is the 'stable' one. Bill is the one who will chase a lost cause - usually animal or human - and end up in trouble over it. Although Alex is no stranger to trouble herself, she is more 'normal' than her brother - according to her parents.

9. Of Alex and Stephanie, who hates guns?

Answer: Both Alex and Stephanie

Lula (Stephanie's friend) and Felicia (Alex's friend) are both gun-toting women. Both get warned several times (by Stephanie and Alex respectively) not to use them. Although both Alex and Stephanie would use a gun if they absolutely had to, neither has a great love for guns and would prefer if no one used them at all.

10. Alex and Stephanie have both had several jobs in their lifetime. Which one has previously worked as a hooker?

Answer: Neither

The only hooker mentioned in the lives of either Alex or Stephanie is Stephanie's friend and partner, Lula. Neither Alex nor Stephanie has worked as a hooker and neither has had any inkling to 'try it out'.

Source: Author lones78

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