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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 look into Gwen's financial affairs.
(b) To read Gwen's diaries.
(c) To talk to Gwen's children.
(d) To look into Laurence's medical background.

2. After leaving Lyle Abernathy, Kinsey next visits Libby's workplace in Los Angeles. What is the name of the firm?
(a) Haycraft and McNiece.
(b) Continental and Dunhill.
(c) Embden and Maloney.
(d) Pitts and Rivera.

3. At their restaurant meeting, Gwen explains to Kinsey that she never knew how bad her marriage was until something occurred. What was it?
(a) Laurence lost all their money gambling.
(b) She met one of Laurence's girlfriends.
(c) She had an affair with a great guy.
(d) Her children refused to associate with their father.

4. Kinsey goes to scope out Sharon's apartment before she visits her at her workplace. What does she find at the apartment?
(a) She finds a bum sleeping on the walk.
(b) She finds Charlie Scorsoni.
(c) She finds nothing of interest.
(d) She finds a motorcycle with California plates.

5. Kinsey asks Nikki to pay her $1000 up front for her investigative work. How much does Nikki write a check for?
(a) $1500.
(b) $500.
(c) $5000.
(d) $2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kinsey's detective contact on the Santa Teresa police force?

2. What is the name of the hotel where Sharon Napier worked?

3. With the help of a friend, which Nevada city does Kinsey find out Sharon now lives in?

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

5. While Kinsey is on the phone to Sharon, Sharon goes to the answer the door. What does Kinsey then hear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is Kinsey Millhone's occupation, and what do we know about her lifestyle?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

10. Who is Con Dolan, and why does Kinsey go to visit him?

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