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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rick specifically tell Kinsey about Jean's last night?
(a) That she gave him a ride home.
(b) That Jean had gone home well before midnight.
(c) That he saw Jean with Tap Granger.
(d) He says that Jean and Bailey arrived at the beach at midnight.

2. What does Kinsey's dinner companion tell her as they eat at the restaurant?
(a) That his wife had been sick for years and had died of multiple sclerosis.
(b) That he wanted to become a private investigator.
(c) That he hated the town and wanted to leave.
(d) That he wanted to ask Kinsey out.

3. Kinsey leaves the restaurant and her dinner companion behind and heads to the pool hall. Who does she hope to see there?
(a) Jerry Lee Haws.
(b) Ann Fowler.
(c) Curtis Pearl.
(d) Shana Timberlake.

4. What are Kinsey's thoughts about what she sees at the Timberlake's old apartment building?
(a) That it was not a good place to bring up a teenager.
(b) That Jean used to meet boyfriends there.
(c) Shana still goes there occasionally.
(d) The place badly needs cleaning and renovating.

5. Why is Kinsey eager to get away from Ann and Ori at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Kinsey was bored being around them.
(b) Ann and Ori were asking Kinsey very personal questions.
(c) Ann was about to give Ori an injection.
(d) Ann and Ori were arguing loudly.

6. Kinsey has no success tracking Shana at the church or the old apartment. She now goes to talk to Dr. Dunne. What does he admit to?
(a) Stealing Bailey's robbery money to finance the hotel.
(b) Having had an affair with Shana in the past.
(c) Lying about his wife's mental illness.
(d) Knowing more about Jean's death than he will ever tell.

7. The morning after the threatening phone call, what does Kinsey ask Ann in regards to Jean?
(a) What she counseled the girl about in high school.
(b) If she knew who Jean's father was.
(c) What Jean had told her about Bailey.
(d) If she knew who the father of her baby was.

8. What does Kinsey find inside a small storage compartment of mechanical equipment on the spa property?
(a) A gun.
(b) Shana's body.
(c) Bailey's body.
(d) A stash of cash.

9. Kinsey ends up at the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel's property soon after her phone call with Jack Clemson. What does she find there?
(a) Bailey Fowler hiding in an old shack.
(b) Shana Timberlake's car.
(c) Curtis and Rick Pearl in their pickup truck.
(d) Dwight Shales in his car.

10. After looking at Jean's school records, what does Kinsey learn about the girl from the principal?
(a) Jean had joined a fund-raising group.
(b) Jean had joined a political group.
(c) Jean had joined a choir group.
(d) Jean had joined the Baptist Church youth group.

11. What happens soon after Kinsey makes her phone calls to Shana and Dr. Dunne?
(a) Ori has a heart attack.
(b) Ori begins to convulse.
(c) Ori slips into a coma.
(d) Ori vomits profusely,

12. Why is Kinsey so anxious to get hold of Shana Timberlake on the phone at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Kinsey has heard someone wants to kill Shana.
(b) Kinsey wants to ask Shana where Bailey is.
(c) Shana has left several messages asking to speak to Kinsey.
(d) She thinks Shana has vital information that will help the case.

13. Kinsey asked Ann who knew about Ori's allergy. What did Ann respond?
(a) That only she and Royce knew about it.
(b) That only she and Ori's doctor knew about it.
(c) That only the family and Ori's doctor knew about it.
(d) A lot of people knew about it.

14. Kinsey does not find the person she is looking for at the pool hall. She end ups talking to Rick Pearl and his wife. What was his wife's name?
(a) Tina.
(b) Cherie.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Terri.

15. Why is Rick so sure of the time he saw Bailey and Jean the night Jean died?
(a) He had been keeping his grandmother company and was on his way home.
(b) He got off work at midnight that night.
(c) He got off work early that night.
(d) He looked at his watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor's wife that attacks Kinsey injures her arm. How does Kinsey retaliate?

2. While Kinsey is checking out particular items on the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs' spa property, who confronts her with a flashlight?

3. What do Rick and Kinsey talk about at the pool hall?

4. What does Kinsey overhear from Ori and her housekeeper the morning Ann goes to visit Royce in the hospital?

5. What does the person who confronted Kinsey on the spa property tell her?

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