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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kinsey returns from seeing Nikki and Colin, where does she find Charlie Scorsoni?
(a) At the police station.
(b) At his office.
(c) At her office.
(d) On her doorstep.

2. On a hunch and before she leaves the key place, Kinsey talks to Garry Steinberg. What does she tell him?
(a) That she thinks all the victims in the case were killed by one person.
(b) That she thinks Charlie Scorsoni was embezzling funds at his firm.
(c) That she thinks there is a serial killer in Santa Teresa.
(d) That she believes he has been lying to her all along.

3. Kinsey picks up her developed photos after visiting the homicide division. What is significant about the photos?
(a) They show Charlie Scorsoni having lunch with Nikki Fife.
(b) They show the fraudster lifting an item she shouldn't be able to lift if she was injured.
(c) They prove Lyle Abernathy was crooked.
(d) Nothing because they are all overexposed and useless.

4. Why is Kinsey disappointed with the homicide detective's conclusions on the "Darling Elizabeth" letter?
(a) She will have to go to Mrs. Glass with bad news.
(b) She was sure it was written by Gwen Fife.
(c) She had thought the letter was a fake.
(d) It means more time doing forensic work on it.

5. How does Kinsey respond to Charlie when he takes her out to the Ranch House in Ojai?
(a) She decides she is not interested in him anymore.
(b) She is attracted to him but is also irritated with him.
(c) She thinks she is falling in love.
(d) She thinks he is a pompous bore.

6. Who does Kinsey call after she goes over her notes for the last time, and why?
(a) Con Dolan. She needs his help with the case.
(b) Nikki. She tells her she knows who killed Laurence.
(c) Charlie. She tells them they have to cool their relationship until after her investigation is over.
(d) Diane Fife. She wants to clarify some information about the dog.

7. When Kinsey returns to Santa Teresa from Los Angeles, who has left her three messages?
(a) Gwen Fife.
(b) Greg Fife.
(c) Charlie Scorsoni.
(d) Garry Steinberg.

8. Whom does Kinsey phone to arrange a meeting with soon after she returns from L.A.?
(a) Her therapist.
(b) Mrs. Glass.
(c) The Santa Teresa homicide detective.
(d) Lyle Abernathy.

9. After visiting Greg, Kinsey goes to see his sister Diane. Where does she live?
(a) Salton Sea.
(b) Santa Teresa.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Claremont.

10. Why is the information Kinsey finds out during her phone call to Charlotte Mercer important to the case?
(a) Lyle Abernathy is Laurence Fife's illegitimate son.
(b) Mrs. Napier is now a suspect in the case.
(c) Mrs. Napier is Libby Glass's aunt.
(d) Mrs. Napier and Libby Glass have the same first name.

11. Why does Kinsey think this new information on Lyle's past work life might be important?
(a) He might have been able to break into the Fife residence to tamper with Laurence's medication.
(b) He had had access to information on Laurence Fife's medical needs.
(c) He had a lot of skills.
(d) He would have known Laurence's itinerary.

12. When Kinsey visits Mrs. Glass for the second time, what happens when she and Mrs. Glass go into the basement?
(a) Mrs. Glass falls down the stairs.
(b) Someone pushes them from behind.
(c) A window breaks upstairs.
(d) There is an explosion.

13. While Kinsey and Charlie are at John Powers' place, Charlie gets angry with Kinsey. Why?
(a) She asks him questions about the Fife case.
(b) She won't give up her career for him.
(c) She won't commit to being his girlfriend.
(d) She accuses him of lying.

14. On her second visit to their house, what does Kinsey hear in the Glass's basement?
(a) Crashing glass.
(b) Someone leaving by the outside door.
(c) Voices.
(d) A mouse.

15. After arriving at her conclusion about Charlie Scorsoni, Kinsey looks at something she took from Sharon's apartment. What does it tell her?
(a) That Sharon's real name was Nell White.
(b) That Sharon had been in touch with Charlie.
(c) That Sharon had kept a diary about Laurence Fife.
(d) That Sharon had tapped her phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of what Kinsey does on the insurance fraud case?

2. At their meeting, Kinsey and Diane talk about the family dog, Bruno. What happened to Bruno?

3. Kinsey decides she has to talk to Gwen a fourth time. What are they doing when Gwen confesses to killing Laurence?

4. What was Greg Fife's relationship with his father, Laurence, like?

5. Where was Charlie supposed to have been the night of Sharon's murder?

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