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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Kinsey goes to see California Fidelity about her insurance fraudster case, what do her clients there tell her?
(a) That they are happy with what she's done so far.
(b) That they want her to investigate it further.
(c) That they won't pursue the case.
(d) That the fraudster appears to have left Santa Teresa.

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

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

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?
(a) Her name has been removed from her mailbox.
(b) The drapes have been changed in the living room.
(c) A withered plant that had been there before has been replaced with a huge hanging plant.
(d) A different car is parked in the woman's regular space.

6. 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) How they feel about their father's death.
(b) Where they work.
(c) Their addresses and phone numbers.
(d) Their Social Security numbers.

7. With the help of a friend, which Nevada city does Kinsey find out Sharon now lives in?
(a) Reno.
(b) Carson City.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Elko.

8. The victim of the crime was Laurence Fife. What relationship was Nikki to him?
(a) His second wife.
(b) His third wife.
(c) His first wife.
(d) His fourth wife.

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

10. 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) Sarah.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Ruth.

11. Before she leaves the Glass's home, what arrangements does Kinsey make with Mrs. Glass?
(a) To come back and look at Libby's things.
(b) To write a book about the case.
(c) To talk to Libby's doctor.
(d) To keep in touch every day.

12. Laurence Fife had had a lot of affairs. Gwen told Kinsey that one of his affairs was with Charlotte Mercer. Whom was she married to?
(a) Laurence's boss.
(b) A famous lawyer.
(c) A judge.
(d) A heart surgeon.

13. Whom does Kinsey interview after she leaves Nikki's former home?
(a) Charlie Scorsoni's secretary.
(b) Nikki's parents.
(c) Laurence's doctor.
(d) The pharmacist who filled Laurence's prescription.

14. In Chapter 3, what is Nikki's opinion of Sharon Napier?
(a) Sharon is lazy and disrespectful
(b) Sharon is intelligent and brave.
(c) Sharon is hard working and honest.
(d) Sharon is a great person and a good friend.

15. What was the evidence against Nikki that helped convict her?
(a) A letter left at the crime scene.
(b) An eyewitness account.
(c) A diary she had kept.
(d) A taped phone call.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kinsey asks Lyle Abernathy why he didn't finish law school, what reason does he give?

2. Charlie Scorsoni had changed since Kinsey had last seen him at the murder trial eight years previously. What has changed about him?

3. What is the name of the hotel where Sharon Napier worked?

4. When Kinsey meets with Charlotte Mercer, what does Charlotte tell her?

5. At their first meeting, what does Gwen give Kinsey permission to do?

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