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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 has Kinsey found out about Sharon and her life in Nevada?
(a) She is a nurse.
(b) She is a hairdresser.
(c) She is dealing blackjack and hustling on the side.
(d) She is a restaurant hostess.

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

3. Nikki served time for this crime. How long was she in jail?
(a) Four years.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Two years

4. What surprise does Kinsey get when she meets with Libby Glass's parents?
(a) Lyle Abernathy is coming for lunch.
(b) Lyle Abernathy lives with them.
(c) Lyle Abernathy takes care of their yard.
(d) Lyle Abernathy walks their dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The phone call from Sharon prompts Kinsey to go to Sharon's apartment. What happens there?

3. What does Kinsey take out of the pocket of Sharon's bathrobe when she is at Sharon's apartment?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kinsey get to Las Vegas?

2. Kinsey visits the firm where Libby Glass worked and leaves her card for a Garry Steinberg to call her. Soon she is talking to Charlie Scorsoni who calls her from Denver. What does Kinsey tell Charlie?

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

4. 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?

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. 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. 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?

8. 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?

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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