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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. The police detective decided not to charge Nikki with Libby Glass' death. Why?
(a) Because he was lazy.
(b) Because he couldn't place her at the scene of the crime.
(c) Because there was no evidence to connect the two deaths.
(d) Because he didn't have enough manpower to investigate her death.

2. Kinsey walks home after talking to Nikki at Rosie's Bar. How far away does she live?
(a) Half a block.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Half a mile.
(d) Four miles.

3. 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.

4. When Kinsey leaves Sharon's apartment for the last time, what does Kinsey take with her?
(a) Sharon's shoes.
(b) Sharon's datebook.
(c) Some of Sharon's unpaid bills.
(d) Sharon's blonde wig.

5. While they were at Rosie's, what does Nikki tell Kinsey she is absolutely convinced of?
(a) That Kinsey was the best investigator in town.
(b) That Laurence was stealing from his firm.
(c) That Laurence was having an affair before he died.
(d) That Laurence was going to kill Sharon Napier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kinsey goes to meet Charlie Scorsoni for the first time, and he keeps her waiting, so she grills his secretary. What is her name?

2. Kinsey tries to do something every day and fits it in before she goes to her second meeting with Gwen Fife. What does she do?

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

4. What does Kinsey say is a negative about using poison as a murder weapon?

5. Before she leaves the Glass's home, what arrangements does Kinsey make with Mrs. Glass?

Short Essay Questions

1. After her discussion with Charlotte Mercer, Kinsey decides she must find Sharon Napier. How does she do this?

2. What other case has Kinsey started working on when she is approached by Nikki?

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

4. 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?

5. Immediately after taking on Nikki's case, Kinsey turns her attention to Charlie Scorsoni, Laurence Fife's law partner. What is the result of this?

6. What does the reader find out about the city of Santa Teresa in Chapter 2?

7. Kinsey confronts Lyle after she leaves the Glass residence by following him to his workplace. How does he respond to her questions about Libby?

8. How does Kinsey get to Las Vegas?

9. At Rosie's, Nikki and Kinsey go over some of the other people who were involved in Laurence's life. Who were Laurence's family members?

10. What does Kinsey learn when she stops to speak to Laurence Fife's pharmacist before she leaves Montebello?

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