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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Santa Teresa, where Kinsey works and lives, described in Chapter 2?
(a) As a rundown working-class town.
(b) As a slumbering suburb.
(c) As a haven for the rich.
(d) As a vital and exciting city.

2. What is Charlie's reaction when Kinsey tells him Libby Glass died only four days after Laurence Fife was murdered?
(a) He is surprised and his hands shake.
(b) He is not surprised and says he knew about her death.
(c) He is surprised but not very interested.
(d) He is not surprised but says it is news to him.

3. At their first meeting, what does Gwen give Kinsey permission to do?
(a) To look into Gwen's financial affairs.
(b) To look into Laurence's medical background.
(c) To talk to Gwen's children.
(d) To read Gwen's diaries.

4. What surprise does Kinsey get when she meets with Libby Glass's parents?
(a) Lyle Abernathy is coming for lunch.
(b) Lyle Abernathy takes care of their yard.
(c) Lyle Abernathy walks their dog.
(d) Lyle Abernathy lives with them.

5. When Kinsey asks Charlotte Mercer about Sharon Napier, what does Charlotte tell her?
(a) That Sharon had dated Laurence Fife's older son.
(b) That she had never heard of her.
(c) That Laurence had had an affair with Sharon's mother.
(d) That Sharon had had an affair with Laurence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kinsey go to see the Santa Teresa detective in Chapter 2?

2. When Kinsey arrives at her office the day after meeting with Nikki at Rosie's Bar, what is the first thing she does?

3. What does Kinsey take out of the pocket of Sharon's bathrobe when she is at Sharon's apartment?

4. What does Gwen say made her bitter about the end of her marriage to Laurence Fife?

5. What does Kinsey find out from her first conversation with Gwen about Nikki and Laurence's young son Colin?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, Kinsey is approached by Nikki Fife. What is Nikki's background, and what does she want Kinsey to do?

2. What is Con Dolan's impression of Kinsey's assessment of the Fife case?

3. What is Kinsey's impression of Las Vegas?

4. When Kinsey meets with Gwen for the second time, this time at a restaurant, what does Gwen tell Kinsey about her relationship with Laurence?

5. Before she agrees to work for Nikki, Kinsey questions her about her marriage to Laurence. What does Nikki tell her? How does Kinsey respond to her?

6. What is Kinsey Millhone's occupation, and what do we know about her lifestyle?

7. What other case has Kinsey started working on when she is approached by Nikki?

8. How does Kinsey decide that she will investigate the case for Nikki?

9. What does the reader find out about the city of Santa Teresa in Chapter 2?

10. After her discussion with Charlotte Mercer, Kinsey decides she must find Sharon Napier. How does she do this?

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