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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. Soon after visiting Libby's workplace in L.A., Kinsey hears from Charlie Scorsoni. What does she say is the first item on her itinerary?
(a) She is going to Nevada to find Sharon Napier.
(b) She is going to relax at Disneyland.
(c) She is going to visit Libby Glass's parents again.
(d) She is going to do a criminal check on Charlie.

2. In Chapter 9, Kinsey heads to Los Angeles. Where does she stay?
(a) Arlette's Boarding House.
(b) The Hacienda Motor Lodge.
(c) The Happy Valley Inn.
(d) The Monte Vista Motel.

3. At their second meeting, Charlie and Kinsey talk about the Fife case. Charlie tells her Laurence travelled the week before he died. Where did Laurence go?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Las Vegas.

4. Kinsey is also working on an insurance fraud case. Whose apartment is she keeping tabs on after she concludes her first meeting with Charlie?
(a) Henry Pitts's.
(b) Arlette Smith's.
(c) Marcia Threadgill's.
(d) Sharon Napier's.

5. How long ago did the crime take place that Nikki wants Kinsey to investigate?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Four years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kinsey go to see the Santa Teresa detective in Chapter 2?

2. Kinsey asks Nikki to pay her $1000 up front for her investigative work. How much does Nikki write a check for?

3. Kinsey walks home after talking to Nikki at Rosie's Bar. How far away does she live?

4. When she sees her for the first time, what is Kinsey's impression of Sharon?

5. Why is Rosie, the owner of Rosie's Bar, openly hostile to Nikki when she and Kinsey meet there for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kinsey confronts Lyle after she leaves the Glass residence by following him to his workplace. How does he respond to her questions about Libby?

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

3. 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?

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. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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