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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. What does Diane want Kinsey to do with a photo album she has?
2. What is the result of Kinsey's phone call to Charlotte Mercer?
3. After visiting Garry Steinberg, Kinsey hits the road for Santa Teresa and thinks about Charlie as she drives. What conclusion does she reach?
4. When Kinsey returns to the Glass residence, what does Mrs. Glass call Libby?
5. Whom does Kinsey meet with right after she gets back from L.A.?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
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 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?
5. What is the result of Kinsey's last trip to L.A.?
6. Kinsey takes boxes of Libby's things back to the motel room. What does she do and what does she find?
7. What is the result of Kinsey's going to the Ranch House restaurant with Charlie?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. 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?
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 is the theme of the story reflected in the conflicts Kinsey Millhone experiences as she works on her case? Give four examples with an explanation for each one.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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