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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. Which phrase best describes the Santa Teresa detective who is Kinsey's contact?
(a) Young, energetic, and talkative.
(b) Quiet, dignified, and elderly.
(c) Unkempt, with a pouchy face and a comb-over.
(d) A sharp dresser with a sharp attitude.

2. The victim of the crime was Laurence Fife. What relationship was Nikki to him?
(a) His second wife.
(b) His first wife.
(c) His fourth wife.
(d) His third wife.

3. Before she leaves the Glass's home, what arrangements does Kinsey make with Mrs. Glass?
(a) To come back and look at Libby's things.
(b) To talk to Libby's doctor.
(c) To write a book about the case.
(d) To keep in touch every day.

4. Kinsey asks Nikki what she thinks of Charlie's being responsible for Laurence's death. How does she respond?
(a) Nikki says that it was impossible because Charlie was with her that night.
(b) Nikki laughs hysterically at the idea.
(c) Nikki says she's thought it over and wants to look into it.
(d) Nikki does not think Charlie had a motive.

5. While they are meeting at Nikki's marital home, what does Nikki tell Kinsey is the reason for Gwen and Laurence's divorce?
(a) Laurence many affairs.
(b) Gwen had had an affair.
(c) Laurence was abusing Gwen.
(d) Gwen was never home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kinsey first do to trace Sharon Napier's whereabouts?

2. Nikki Fife wants Kinsey to investigate a crime from some years before. Where does she meet Kinsey?

3. What does Kinsey do after she leaves the Glass's residence?

4. What is Charlie's reaction when Kinsey tells him Libby Glass died only four days after Laurence Fife was murdered?

5. What opinion does Gwen have about the trial for her ex-husband Laurence's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kinsey's impression of Las Vegas?

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

3. What is Con Dolan's impression of Kinsey's assessment of the Fife case?

4. What is Charlie's reaction to Nikki Fife's reopening the murder case? What does he say about Gwen Fife, Sharon Napier, and Libby Glass?

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

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

8. 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?

9. After discovering Sharon Napier's whereabouts, Kinsey decides she must visit Los Angeles first. Whom does she go to see there and what does she find out?

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

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