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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. At their first meeting, what does Gwen give Kinsey permission to do?
(a) To talk to Gwen's children.
(b) To look into Gwen's financial affairs.
(c) To look into Laurence's medical background.
(d) To read Gwen's diaries.

2. What poison was used to kill both Laurence Fife and Libby Glass?
(a) Oleander.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Strychnine.

3. What does Gwen say made her bitter about the end of her marriage to Laurence Fife?
(a) His money went to the upkeep of several illegitimate children.
(b) He fought to deny her any money.
(c) She lost custody of her children.
(d) He did not keep up with his support payments.

4. What does the Santa Teresa detective allow Kinsey to do?
(a) Look at the files of Laurence Fife's murder.
(b) Check the computer files for information on Nikki Fife.
(c) Phone his contacts around Santa Teresa.
(d) Download his computer files to her memory stick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they talk at Rosie's, what does Nikki say was her reason for staying with Laurence?

2. When Kinsey leaves Sharon's apartment for the last time, what does Kinsey take with her?

3. What has Kinsey found out about Sharon and her life in Nevada?

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

5. Who was Laurence Fife having drinks with on the night that he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. After meeting Sharon at the casino, Kinsey goes back to her motel room to sleep, still feeling sick, and is woken up by a phone call from Sharon at 8:30 that night. What happens while Kinsey is on the phone with Sharon?

7. Kinsey likes to jog every day, and when she goes out for her daily run after visiting Montebello, Charlie Scorsoni pulls up beside her in his blue Mercedes. They go back to Kinsey's apartment. What do they talk about there?

8. Kinsey tells Nikki she believes that Nikki is innocent. She agrees to take the case on certain conditions. What are they? What does Nikki do?

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

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

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