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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. After visiting with Nikki and Colin for the second time, Kinsey and Charlie go to the place of his friend John Powers. What do they do there?
(a) Water his plants.
(b) They walk John's dogs.
(c) Check his mail.
(d) Make a meal.

2. As Kinsey meets with Gwen for the third time, what does Kinsey attribute Laurence's interest in Nikki to?
(a) Gwen was unattractive.
(b) Male menopause.
(c) Nikki had tricked him into leaving Gwen.
(d) Gwen was uninteresting.

3. What does Kinsey tell Mrs. Glass after finding the letter to Libby from Laurence?
(a) She tells her she didn't find anything of interest.
(b) She tells her what she read in the letter.
(c) She tells her she is off the case.
(d) She tells her Libby was having an affair with Laurence.

4. Kinsey asks the Homicide Division of the Santa Teresa police force what they found out about the "Darling Elizabeth" letter. What does the homicide detective tell her?
(a) That they couldn't recover any prints but the handwriting is almost certainly Laurence's.
(b) That it was actually written by two different people.
(c) That the handwriting matches Sharon Napier's.
(d) That Nikki Fife's prints are all over it.

5. Why does Kinsey want to see Colin Fife for a second time?
(a) She wants to question him about his mother.
(b) She wants to ask him when he had last seen his father's first wife, Gwen.
(c) She wants to show him photos of Lyle Abernathy.
(d) She didn't believe anything he told her at the first meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kinsey take photos when the insurance fraudster shows up?

2. What does Libby's coworker tell Kinsey about Libby?

3. After Gwen's confession, what does Kinsey believe about Lyle?

4. What did Colin notice about Gwen when he and his father visited her?

5. After learning of Gwen's confession, whom does Kinsey let know she is going out of town?

Short Essay Questions

1. After meeting with Garry Steinberg, Kinsey goes back to the Glass residence where only Mrs. Glass is waiting for her. What happens when they go down to the basement to get Libby's things?

2. After visiting Greg Fife, Kinsey goes to see Diane Fife, his sister. What does Diane share with Kinsey about her parents?

3. While driving back to Santa Teresa after visiting Garry Steinberg, what does Kinsey realize about her relationship with Charlie? How do Sharon's phone bills help her verify this?

4. What does Kinsey do when she returns to the Glass residence the day after the explosion?

5. What does Greg Fife tell Kinsey about his father's allergy that might have some bearing on the case?

6. After meeting with Con, Kinsey decides the time has come to finally trap Marcia Threadgill, the fraudster who is trying to get money out of the California Fidelity Insurance Company. What does Kinsey do?

7. After taking photos of Marcia Threadgill, Garry Steinberg passes some information on to Kinsey. What is it, and why might it be important to the case?

8. Where does Kinsey go after she has attempted to find out more from Colin about Gwen?

9. The morning after Sharon Napier's death, Kinsey heads to Salton Sea. Who does she meet there, and what does she learn?

10. What surprising things does Gwen Fife tell Kinsey when she meets her at Rosie's Bar?

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