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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 meeting, Kinsey and Diane talk about the family dog, Bruno. What happened to Bruno?
(a) He was killed by a car on the Labor Day weekend just before Laurence died.
(b) Gwen had Bruno destroyed just to anger Laurence.
(c) Laurence gave Bruno to Libby just before his death.
(d) He disappeared, and no one had a clue what happened to him.

2. Where was Charlie supposed to have been the night of Sharon's murder?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Tucson.

3. 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) They walk John's dogs.
(b) Make a meal.
(c) Water his plants.
(d) Check his mail.

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

5. The day after her visit to Sharon's apartment, Kinsey meets with Gwen Fife's son Greg. Where does he live?
(a) Claremont.
(b) Monterey.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Salton Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kinsey meets Colin Fife for the first time, what does she think he looks like?

2. Kinsey is still working on the insurance fraudster case. What does she decide to do to catch the woman out?

3. In Chapter 26, Kinsey speaks to Nikki again about an old scandal involving Laurence. What was the scandal?

4. What is the result of what Kinsey does on the insurance fraud case?

5. What is the result of Kinsey's phone call to Charlotte Mercer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kinsey decides she has to return to Nikki's beach house to follow up on something. What is it, and what is the result of the follow up?

2. After her fight with Charlie, what does Kinsey do? What does this make her realize? What happens when he comes over later to apologize?

3. After fighting and reconciling with Charlie, Kinsey meets with Homicide Detective Dolan again. What does he tell her about the "Darling Elizabeth" letter? How does Kinsey feel about this?

4. After her third visit to the Glass residence, Kinsey returns to Santa Teresa and sleeps until 4 in the afternoon. Then she heads to Nikki's beach house. What happens at the beach house?

5. Kinsey now knows that Gwen killed Laurence but is still puzzled about the deaths of Libby and Sharon. She realizes there must be another murderer. Where does she go, and what does she plan to do?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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