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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 is one reason Charlie would like to see Sharon Napier again?
(a) She owed him money when she left town.
(b) He was in love with her.
(c) He wanted to speak to her mother.
(d) She had taken some important documents with her.

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

3. Why does Kinsey go to see the Santa Teresa detective in Chapter 2?
(a) They used to date and he always helps her out.
(b) She wants to talk him out of charging her with fraud.
(c) He investigated the death of Laurence Fife.
(d) She wants to give him some information.

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

5. What does Kinsey find out from her first conversation with Gwen about Nikki and Laurence's young son Colin?
(a) That he will have nothing to do with Laurence.
(b) That he lives with Nikki's mother.
(c) That Laurence has custody of him.
(d) That he is deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. After noticing a change at her insurance fraudster's apartment, what does Kinsey do?

2. When Kinsey first visits him, what is the police detective's assessment of the Libby Glass case?

3. What surprise does Kinsey get when she meets with Libby Glass's parents?

4. In Chapter 3, what is Nikki's opinion of Sharon Napier?

5. What poison was used to kill both Laurence Fife and Libby Glass?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Kinsey decide that she will investigate the case for Nikki?

3. 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?

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

5. Kinsey and Nikki discuss how Laurence died. What was the cause of his death?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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