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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. On the Monday after her date with Charlie at the Ranch House, Kinsey visits the Homicide Division at the Santa Teresa police station. What does she want done with the "Darling Elizabeth" letter?
(a) Have it placed in the Fife case evidence file.
(b) Have it dusted for prints.
(c) Have the detective realize Libby Glass's death was murder.
(d) Have it destroyed.

2. What does Greg tell Kinsey about the Labor Day weekend just before Laurence died?
(a) He can't remember anything about it.
(b) His father was away in San Francisco.
(c) His mother was with her lover that weekend.
(d) The family was all together except for his sister Diane.

3. 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 Nikki Fife's prints are all over it.
(b) That the handwriting matches Sharon Napier's.
(c) That they couldn't recover any prints but the handwriting is almost certainly Laurence's.
(d) That it was actually written by two different people.

4. Kinsey pulls a gun on Lyle Abernathy when she returns to the key place. What is the result of this?
(a) He confesses to killing Libby and Sharon.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He attacks her.
(d) He confesses that he gave Libby the tranquilizer that killed her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is the information Kinsey finds out during her phone call to Charlotte Mercer important to the case?

4. What does Kinsey decide she has to do as she reviews her notes for the last time?

5. Charlie shows up soon after she's reviewed the Fife case. Why has he come to see her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kinsey phones Charlotte Mercer after discussing the "Darling Elizabeth" letter with Con Dolan. What does Charlotte tell her? Who can Kinsey now eliminate as suspects? Who can't she eliminate, causing her uneasiness?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. After Diane talks about her parents, Kinsey asks her about Bruno, the dog who died on the last Labor Day weekend Laurence was alive. How does Diane respond to this?

5. What details does Kinsey have to take care of when she returns to her motel in Los Angeles, after concluding her meetings with Greg and Diane Fife?

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

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

8. 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?

9. What does Kinsey learn at her meeting with Garry Steinberg?

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

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