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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kinsey leaves Sharon's apartment for the last time, what does Kinsey take with her?
(a) Sharon's shoes.
(b) Sharon's datebook.
(c) Some of Sharon's unpaid bills.
(d) Sharon's blonde wig.

2. How long ago did the crime take place that Nikki wants Kinsey to investigate?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Four years.

3. Who is Kinsey's detective contact on the Santa Teresa police force?
(a) Con Dolan.
(b) Mark Threadgill.
(c) Henry Pitts.
(d) Shaun Napier.

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

5. What poison was used to kill both Laurence Fife and Libby Glass?
(a) Strychnine.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Oleander.
(d) Cyanide.

6. What does Kinsey first do to trace Sharon Napier's whereabouts?
(a) She interviews her former coworkers.
(b) She tracks her car registration.
(c) She contacts the post office for a forwarding address.
(d) She checks the area phone books.

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

8. The day after Kinsey's meeting with Charlie Scorsoni, she meets with Gwen, Laurence Fife's first wife. Where does Gwen work?
(a) At a veterinarian's office.
(b) At a dog-grooming business.
(c) At an animal shelter.
(d) At a pet store.

9. At their restaurant meeting, Gwen explains to Kinsey that she never knew how bad her marriage was until something occurred. What was it?
(a) She met one of Laurence's girlfriends.
(b) She had an affair with a great guy.
(c) Laurence lost all their money gambling.
(d) Her children refused to associate with their father.

10. What does the Santa Teresa detective allow Kinsey to do?
(a) Check the computer files for information on Nikki Fife.
(b) Look at the files of Laurence Fife's murder.
(c) Download his computer files to her memory stick.
(d) Phone his contacts around Santa Teresa.

11. Nikki served time for this crime. How long was she in jail?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Two years
(c) Eight years.
(d) Four years.

12. What condition does Kinsey put on Nikki's request to investigate the crime?
(a) She says that Nikki must not question how Kinsey will proceed.
(b) She will investigate this old case only if new evidence can be found.
(c) She demands $4000 up front.
(d) She asks for any items Nikki has that belonged to Laurence.

13. What has Kinsey found out about Sharon and her life in Nevada?
(a) She is a restaurant hostess.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She is dealing blackjack and hustling on the side.
(d) She is a hairdresser.

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

15. When they talk at Rosie's, what does Nikki say was her reason for staying with Laurence?
(a) He threatened to kill her.
(b) He was rich.
(c) She still loved him.
(d) Her young son Colin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Kinsey heads to Los Angeles. Where does she stay?

2. When Kinsey asks Charlotte Mercer about Sharon Napier, what does Charlotte tell her?

3. What was Libby Glass' occupation?

4. What surprise does Kinsey get when she meets with Libby Glass's parents?

5. Soon after leaving her interview with Nikki, Kinsey returns to her surveillance of the insurance fraudster. What does she notice has changed at the woman's apartment?

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