View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While they were at Rosie's, what does Nikki tell Kinsey she is absolutely convinced of?
(a) That Laurence was stealing from his firm.
(b) That Laurence was having an affair before he died.
(c) That Laurence was going to kill Sharon Napier.
(d) That Kinsey was the best investigator in town.

2. Who is Kinsey's detective contact on the Santa Teresa police force?
(a) Shaun Napier.
(b) Mark Threadgill.
(c) Con Dolan.
(d) Henry Pitts.

3. Libby Glass worked for Haycraft and McNiece. What does this firm do?
(a) It publishes investigative reports.
(b) It is Santa Teresa' most important law firm.
(c) It investigates wrongful death cases.
(d) It is a business management firm that represented Laurence Fife's firm.

4. In L.A., Kinsey meets with Libby Glass's parents. What are their names?
(a) Charlie and Rosie.
(b) Raymond and Grace.
(c) Lyle and Marcia.
(d) Henry and Ruth.

5. The phone call from Sharon prompts Kinsey to go to Sharon's apartment. What happens there?
(a) No one answers, and Kinsey looks for a key to get in.
(b) A man comes out of an apartment and runs away.
(c) A police car is cruising up and down in front of the building.
(d) The building superintendant lets Kinsey into Sharon's unit.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kinsey goes to see California Fidelity about her insurance fraudster case, what do her clients there tell her?

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

3. The morning after arriving in Nevada, what is the first thing Kinsey does?

4. What was Libby Glass' occupation?

5. After looking at the files on the Laurence Fife case, Kinsey is no longer convinced Nikki is necessarily guilty. What is the detective's reaction?

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. 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?

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

4. When Kinsey meets with Gwen for the second time, this time at a restaurant, what does Gwen tell Kinsey about her relationship with Laurence?

5. 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?

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

7. What happens when Kinsey gets to Sharon's apartment?

8. 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?

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. 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,442 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample