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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kinsey plan to do after she meets with Sharon Napier?
(a) See a television sitcom being taped.
(b) Visit Sharon's mother.
(c) Meet with Gwen Fife's children.
(d) Go shopping in Los Angeles.

2. 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 gun discharging.
(c) A muffled voice and laughter.
(d) Glass breaking.

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

4. What does Kinsey say is a negative about using poison as a murder weapon?
(a) It's difficult to tamper with someone's medication.
(b) The killer isn't always there when the victim dies.
(c) The killer has to make sure only the victim takes it.
(d) Poison is not as exciting as guns or knives.

5. Why was Sharon Napier a witness at Nikki's trial for the murder of Laurence?
(a) Sharon had threatened Laurence several times.
(b) Sharon was the last to see Laurence alive.
(c) Sharon had been a witness to a couple of their fights in his office.
(d) Nikki had hired Sharon to tail Laurence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharon Napier tell Kinsey about Laurence Fife?

2. Kinsey is also working on an insurance fraud case. Whose apartment is she keeping tabs on after she concludes her first meeting with Charlie?

3. What is one reason Charlie would like to see Sharon Napier again?

4. What does Kinsey remember about the Laurence Fife case that might be important to his death?

5. Why does Kinsey go to see the Santa Teresa detective in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before she agrees to work for Nikki, Kinsey questions her about her marriage to Laurence. What does Nikki tell her? How does Kinsey respond to her?

2. When Kinsey meets with Gwen for the second time, this time at a restaurant, what does Gwen tell Kinsey about her relationship with Laurence?

3. What happens when Lyle comes over to lunch at the Glasses'?

4. In Chapter 6, where does Kinsey meet Nikki to talk about what she has learned so far? What is the place like? What information do they share?

5. The day after meeting Charlie Scorsoni, Kinsey meets Gwen Fife. Where do they meet, and what does Kinsey learn?

6. Kinsey meets Nikki for the second time at Rosie's Bar. What is Rose's Bar, and what do they discuss there?

7. Gwen tells Kinsey that Laurence had an affair with the wife of a judge. What does Kinsey do with this information, and what does she find out?

8. At the beginning of the novel, Kinsey is approached by Nikki Fife. What is Nikki's background, and what does she want Kinsey to do?

9. How does Kinsey finally get in touch with Sharon Napier in Las Vegas, and what happens when she meets with her?

10. After Nikki writes Kinsey a check for her services, the women talk about Sharon Napier. Who is Sharon and what does Nikki tell Kinsey about her? Whom does Kinsey suggest she herself should talk to?

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