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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gwen Fife and Kinsey meet again at a restaurant the evening of their first meeting. What information does Gwen give Kinsey about her children?
(a) Their Social Security numbers.
(b) How they feel about their father's death.
(c) Where they work.
(d) Their addresses and phone numbers.

2. According to Nikki, why was Laurence Fife taking a medication called HistaDril before he died?
(a) He had high blood pressure.
(b) He had asthma.
(c) He was allergic to dogs.
(d) He had high cholesterol.

3. The morning after arriving in Nevada, what is the first thing Kinsey does?
(a) She leaves $50 for the friend who gave her Sharon's address.
(b) She heads for the nearest casino.
(c) She finds a better motel to stay in.
(d) She follows Sharon to work.

4. Where does Nikki Fife live, now that she is out of jail?
(a) In a mansion she inherited from her father.
(b) In a modest bungalow on Appleton Drive.
(c) In a beach house left to her by her husband's mother.
(d) In a condo by Santa Teresa Lake.

5. Kinsey goes to meet Charlie Scorsoni for the first time, and he keeps her waiting, so she grills his secretary. What is her name?
(a) Abby.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Sarah.

6. For whom does Kinsey leave a message at Libby's workplace in L.A.?
(a) Garry Steinberg.
(b) Garry Stevens.
(c) Jeffrey Graham.
(d) Jeffrey Greenberg.

7. While Kinsey is on the phone to Sharon, Sharon goes to the answer the door. What does Kinsey then hear?
(a) Glass breaking.
(b) A muffled voice and laughter.
(c) A gun discharging.
(d) A scream.

8. What does Kinsey take out of the pocket of Sharon's bathrobe when she is at Sharon's apartment?
(a) A list of phone numbers.
(b) A credit card.
(c) A paper with Kinsey's name and address on it.
(d) Some money.

9. When Kinsey asks Lyle Abernathy why he didn't finish law school, what reason does he give?
(a) He wanted to study something else.
(b) He got into smoking dope too much.
(c) He wasn't smart enough.
(d) He hates lawyers.

10. When she sees her for the first time, what is Kinsey's impression of Sharon?
(a) That she is very sharp and talks a lot.
(b) That she is very short and cranky.
(c) That she is tall and attractive.
(d) That she is slow and dull witted.

11. Kinsey asks Nikki what she thinks of Charlie's being responsible for Laurence's death. How does she respond?
(a) Nikki says she's thought it over and wants to look into it.
(b) Nikki laughs hysterically at the idea.
(c) Nikki says that it was impossible because Charlie was with her that night.
(d) Nikki does not think Charlie had a motive.

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

13. At their second meeting, Charlie and Kinsey talk about the Fife case. Charlie tells her Laurence travelled the week before he died. Where did Laurence go?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

14. What happens the morning after Kinsey first meets with Sharon?
(a) Kinsey sleeps in and misses her appointment with Sharon.
(b) Kinsey gets a call from Sharon's ex-husband.
(c) Sharon comes to Kinsey's motel room to talk.
(d) The police call Kinsey and say Sharon is dead.

15. How does Kinsey travel to Nevada?
(a) She takes a train.
(b) She drives into the night.
(c) She gets a lift from an old friend.
(d) She flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Kinsey interview after she leaves Nikki's former home?

2. What was Libby Glass' occupation?

3. Kinsey goes to scope out Sharon's apartment before she visits her at her workplace. What does she find at the apartment?

4. When Kinsey leaves Sharon's apartment for the last time, what does Kinsey take with her?

5. While they were at Rosie's, what does Nikki tell Kinsey she is absolutely convinced of?

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