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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Kinsey heads to Los Angeles. Where does she stay?
(a) The Happy Valley Inn.
(b) The Monte Vista Motel.
(c) The Hacienda Motor Lodge.
(d) Arlette's Boarding House.

2. What is one reason Charlie would like to see Sharon Napier again?
(a) He was in love with her.
(b) He wanted to speak to her mother.
(c) She owed him money when she left town.
(d) She had taken some important documents with her.

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

4. What does Gwen say made her bitter about the end of her marriage to Laurence Fife?
(a) His money went to the upkeep of several illegitimate children.
(b) He did not keep up with his support payments.
(c) He fought to deny her any money.
(d) She lost custody of her children.

5. Kinsey is trying to find out more about Libby Glass when she goes to L.A. She looks up Lyle Abernathy but finds no listing for him. What was Lyle to Libby?
(a) He was her former therapist.
(b) He was her half-brother.
(c) He was an old boyfriend.
(d) He was her doctor.

6. Later the same day after her first meeting with Gwen, Kinsey asks Nikki Fife to meet her in the house where Laurence died. Where is the house?
(a) Elmvale.
(b) Montebello.
(c) Monte Carlo.
(d) Sherman Woods.

7. What was Libby Glass' occupation?
(a) Human resources consultant.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Computer programmer.
(d) Lawyer.

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

9. After leaving Lyle Abernathy, Kinsey next visits Libby's workplace in Los Angeles. What is the name of the firm?
(a) Embden and Maloney.
(b) Haycraft and McNiece.
(c) Continental and Dunhill.
(d) Pitts and Rivera.

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

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

12. What does Lyle suggest to Kinsey was the cause of Libby's death?
(a) Years of drug abuse caught up with her.
(b) An accidental overdose.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

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

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

15. 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) A heart surgeon.
(b) Laurence's boss.
(c) A famous lawyer.
(d) A judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rosie, the owner of Rosie's Bar, openly hostile to Nikki when she and Kinsey meet there for lunch?

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

3. While at Rosie's, Nikki tells Kinsey she knows the name Libby Glass. How does she know it?

4. The morning after arriving in Nevada, what is the first thing Kinsey does?

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

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