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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. How does Kinsey feel about Charlie's staying the night at her place?
2. At their third meeting, Kinsey asks Gwen how old Laurence and Nikki's son Colin was when she last saw him. What was her answer?
3. How does Diane feel about what happened to Bruno?
4. What does Kinsey decide she has to do as she reviews her notes for the last time?
5. What does Diane want Kinsey to do with a photo album she has?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kinsey learn at her meeting with Garry Steinberg?
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 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?
4. What surprising things does Gwen Fife tell Kinsey when she meets her at Rosie's Bar?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. The morning after Sharon Napier's death, Kinsey heads to Salton Sea. Who does she meet there, and what does she learn?
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 is the result of Kinsey's going to the Ranch House restaurant with Charlie?
10. After visiting Greg Fife, Kinsey goes to see Diane Fife, his sister. What does Diane share with Kinsey about her parents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the component of the literary element of plot known as exposition. What purpose does it serve in writing? Give four examples of Sue Grafton's use of exposition in "'A' Is for Alibi" that enhance the novel.
Essay Topic 2
State the theme of A is for Alibi. How does the theme of the story reflected in the conflict? Give four examples with an explanation for each one.
Essay Topic 3
Charlie Scorsoni is presented as an antagonist in "'A' Is for Alibi." Why does the author choose to keep this hidden from the reader until very near the end of the novel? Explain how the author presents Charlie in a negative light, giving four examples.
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