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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Charlie shows up soon after she's reviewed the Fife case. Why has he come to see her?
(a) To ask her if she will take care of John's dogs.
(b) To apologize for getting angry at John's place.
(c) To ask her to date him exclusively.
(d) To ask her to ignore certain information she has on him.

3. Kinsey asks the Homicide Division of the Santa Teresa police force what they found out about the "Darling Elizabeth" letter. What does the homicide detective tell her?
(a) That they couldn't recover any prints but the handwriting is almost certainly Laurence's.
(b) That it was actually written by two different people.
(c) That Nikki Fife's prints are all over it.
(d) That the handwriting matches Sharon Napier's.

4. While visiting Nikki and Colin for the second time, what does Kinsey tell her about Laurence?
(a) That Charlotte Mercer was seeing Laurence when he died.
(b) That Charlotte Mercer had told her he liked to return to old lovers.
(c) That he wasn't on any type of medication when he died.
(d) That more women have contacted Kinsey about having affairs with him.

5. In Chapter 26, Kinsey speaks to Nikki again about an old scandal involving Laurence. What was the scandal?
(a) That he had committed bigamy in his early twenties.
(b) That he'd had a couple of children by a mistress while married to Nikki.
(c) That Laurence had had an affair with Elizabeth Napier, not Elizabeth Glass.
(d) That he had done time for embezzling.

6. When Kinsey visits him for the second time, how does Colin respond to Kinsey's questions?
(a) He signs to his mother that he doesn't like Kinsey.
(b) He is upset and doesn't want to answer.
(c) He runs away and hides.
(d) He answers all her questions.

7. In Chapter 25, what key place does Kinsey return to?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Charlie's place.
(d) Salton Sea.

8. Kinsey decides she has to talk to Gwen a fourth time. What are they doing when Gwen confesses to killing Laurence?
(a) Having a drink at a bar.
(b) Looking at Kinsey's photos.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Driving to Kinsey's place.

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

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

11. What does Libby's coworker tell Kinsey about Libby?
(a) That she used to meet Laurence Fife at her workplace.
(b) That she was very sharp and ambitious.
(c) That she was detail oriented and a good worker.
(d) That she was not easy to work with.

12. When Kinsey meets Colin Fife for the first time, what does she think he looks like?
(a) A lion cub.
(b) A little old man.
(c) A pixie.
(d) A gargoyle.

13. At their third meeting, Kinsey asks Gwen how old Laurence and Nikki's son Colin was when she last saw him. What was her answer?
(a) About fourteen months old.
(b) About three and a half.
(c) About two years old.
(d) She saw him on his fifth birthday.

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

15. At their meeting, Kinsey and Diane talk about the family dog, Bruno. What happened to Bruno?
(a) He was killed by a car on the Labor Day weekend just before Laurence died.
(b) Gwen had Bruno destroyed just to anger Laurence.
(c) He disappeared, and no one had a clue what happened to him.
(d) Laurence gave Bruno to Libby just before his death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kinsey decide she has to do as she reviews her notes for the last time?

2. Whom does Kinsey meet with right after she gets back from L.A.?

3. Why does Kinsey want to see Colin Fife for a second time?

4. One of Kinsey's contacts lets her in on some new information about a past work position Lyle Abernathy held. What is the information?

5. Who does Diane say was the only person her father ever really loved?

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