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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. What does Kinsey think about as she drives back to Floral Beach to work on Bailey's case?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Her last case.
(c) Her car.
(d) Hurricanes.

2. Bailey's first criminal charge involved another individual. What was his name?
(a) John Clemson.
(b) Danny Haws.
(c) Tap Granger.
(d) Mel Lemay.

3. What problem does Ann have with her mother?
(a) Her mother is very hard to please.
(b) Her mother never lets Ann out of her sight.
(c) It is impossible to lift her mother.
(d) She won't let Ann give her her medicine.

4. What had happened to Kinsey's residence during her last case?
(a) It was destroyed by fire.
(b) It had suffered heavy flood damage.
(c) It had been damaged in an earthquake.
(d) It had been bombed.

5. Who was the principal at Jean Timberlake's old high school?
(a) Tap Granger.
(b) Dwight Shales.
(c) Jack Clemson.
(d) Henry Pitts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kinsey is settled into her new motel room, Bailey calls her. What does he tell her?

2. Kinsey goes for a run when she gets home from her first meeting with Royce. Where does she run?

3. What does Kinsey wonder about Bailey's escape from the courthouse?

4. After Bailey escapes, Kinsey returns to the motel with Royce. A lot of people show up, including one that Kinsey instantly disliked. Who was this person?

5. Kinsey meets with Bailey's lawyer soon after she leaves the motel for the first time. What is his lawyer's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the Fowler family live? List the three family members who live there and briefly describe each one.

2. Kinsey heads to San Luis Obispo. Who does she go to see there? How is she received at his office? What surprising detail does he tell her at the end of their visit?

3. Kinsey goes to the local bar and sits with the owner, Curtis Pearl, known as Pearl, who tells her something about the night of Jean's death. What does he tell her?

4. After her visit to the high school, Kinsey heads over to the San Luis Obispo jail to meet with Bailey Fowler. What is his mood and what does he say about Jean?

5. After returning from her visit with Shana, Kinsey has dinner with the Fowlers. What dramatic events happen?

6. Kinsey finally gets a chance to meet Shana Timberlake, Jean's mother. Where does she meet her and what are the circumstances?

7. When Kinsey goes to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel spa for the first time, what does she observe there? Who owns the hotel?

8. After visiting the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa, Kinsey returns to the pool hall. What does she find out what happened to Tap after their conversation the night before?

9. How do Ann Fowler and her mother get along? In Chapter 3, how do we know that Ori might be racist?

10. What does the lawyer tell Kinsey about Bailey's first brush with the law, before Jean's death?

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