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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kinsey goes to visit Shana, who takes a shower. What does Kinsey do while Shana is in the shower?
(a) Make some phone calls.
(b) Read Shana's diary.
(c) Snoop through her purse.
(d) Tidy up Shana's place.

2. Where do Royce Fowler and his wife live?
(a) In a house across the highway from the motel.
(b) In a separate bungalow on the property.
(c) On the entire ground floor of the motel.
(d) In their motel, in an apartment behind the main desk.

3. What does Kinsey find out while Shana is in the shower?
(a) That Shana is wanted by police.
(b) That Shana has been corresponding with Bailey.
(c) That Shana has received a sealed greeting card from Los Angeles.
(d) That Shana is Royce's illegitimate daughter.

4. Royce believes Bailey is innocent and has a good reason to want his innocence proven soon. What is it?
(a) Royce knows the real killer is about to leave the country.
(b) Bailey owes him money.
(c) Bailey stands to inherit a lot of money if he's innocent.
(d) Royce is dying of cancer.

5. After the men escaped from the courtroom, what happened to them?
(a) The man with the gun surrendered and Bailey escaped.
(b) They were picked up by an accomplice in a van.
(c) They jumped into a car and sped off.
(d) The man with the gun was killed by deputies and Bailey escaped.

6. Where does Kinsey go after returning Royce to the motel after Bailey's escape?
(a) To the Sunshine Spa.
(b) To the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel.
(c) To the Santa Teresa Inn.
(d) To the Floral Springs Hotel.

7. What does Shana say about the money Bailey and Tap had acquired through their criminal activity?
(a) That Jean had spent it on a car before she died.
(b) That the Fowlers had used it to repair the motel.
(c) That she knew nothing about it.
(d) That Shana suspected Bailey still had it.

8. What is Bailey's attitude when Kinsey first meets with him?
(a) He was depressed and despondent.
(b) He was indifferent and apathetic.
(c) He was optimistic and upbeat.
(d) He was calm and confident.

9. Kinsey is hired to investigate a crime that Bailey Fowler was accused of committing seventeen years against Jean Timberlake. What was he charged with?
(a) Voluntary manslaugter.
(b) Manslaughter.
(c) Murder.
(d) Vehicular homicide.

10. At Jean's old high school, where does Kinsey find photos of her?
(a) In the graduate photo hall of honor.
(b) In old school newspapers.
(c) In the student council office.
(d) In old yearbooks.

11. What does Kinsey wonder about Bailey's escape from the courthouse?
(a) Whether his father was behind it.
(b) Whether he was meant to be killed too.
(c) Whether Bailey fixed it so that Tap got killed.
(d) Whether the deputy had helped Bailey escape.

12. Who did the man who hauled Bailey out of the courtroom turn out to be?
(a) Tap Granger.
(b) A reporter.
(c) John Clemson.
(d) A policeman.

13. When Bailey was charged for the death of Jean Timberlake, what was the result?
(a) He escaped from the courthouse.
(b) He was sentenced for ten years.
(c) He was sentenced to life.
(d) He was sentenced to death.

14. In the Royce's motel lobby, Kinsey finds a pamphlet for the Eucalyptus Mineral Hot Springs. What does the pamphlet advertise?
(a) A convention hall.
(b) Mud baths, hot tubs, and rooms.
(c) A serenity retreat.
(d) An exercise and diet center.

15. Why does Kinsey feel uneasy about Henry Pitts?
(a) She lost her parents as a child and doesn't want to become attached to him.
(b) She thinks he might have a shady past.
(c) She thinks he is overcharging her on rent.
(d) She thinks she might be falling in love with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the eyewitness say Bailey and Jean were seen at the beach the night she died?

2. What does Bailey's lawyer tell Kinsey when she runs into him at the courthouse?

3. When Kinsey sees Shana for the first time, why is she surprised?

4. Where is Bailey at the beginning of the book?

5. Which of the following was not true about Jean?

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