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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Colin Fife shows his mother and Kinsey a photo of Gwen Fife. What does he call Gwen?
2. What emotion does Kinsey feel as she watches Charlie at the restaurant?
3. Kinsey pulls a gun on Lyle Abernathy when she returns to the key place. What is the result of this?
4. What does Kinsey learn just after returning to the key place?
5. What does Kinsey tell Mrs. Glass after finding the letter to Libby from Laurence?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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 visiting Greg Fife, Kinsey goes to see Diane Fife, his sister. What does Diane share with Kinsey about her parents?
4. What does Greg Fife tell Kinsey about his father's allergy that might have some bearing on the case?
5. On the Monday after her meal with Charlie, Kinsey meets with Con Dolan at homicide. What is the outcome of her meeting with Con?
6. What is the result of Kinsey's going to the Ranch House restaurant with Charlie?
7. After confronting Lyle in L.A., Kinsey goes to the accounting firm where Libby used to work. What does she tell Garry Steinberg that she suspects about Charlie?
8. What is the result of Kinsey's last trip to L.A.?
9. 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?
10. After Garry shares his news about Lyle, Gwen Fife calls Kinsey, and they arrange to meet for lunch. What does Gwen tell Kinsey, and how does Kinsey respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tragic Flaw. Discuss your overall impression of Kinsey as a person. Is she good, bad, or average? What are her particular qualities that shape her personality and character as a human being? What is Kinsey's tragic flaw, and what is its part in "'A' Is for Alibi"?
Essay Topic 2
In reference to the plotting of "'A' Is for Alibi":
(1) Why are the events of the novel arranged as they are?
(2) What moves the narrative along? Is it external action or internal conflicts? Or a combination of both? Support your answer with three examples.
Essay Topic 3
What role do other characters play in the mystery novel "'A' Is for Alibi"? Are they as important to the narrative as the narrator (Kinsey) is? Give four examples where four other characters are central to the storytelling. Give two examples where the narrative is focused only on Kinsey. Give two examples where Kinsey's relationship with two other characters is the focus of the narrative.
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