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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. Who did the man who hauled Bailey out of the courtroom turn out to be?
(a) A reporter.
(b) Tap Granger.
(c) John Clemson.
(d) A policeman.

2. Bailey was picked up in Los Angeles not long before Kinsey was hired. Why?
(a) A neighbor had reported him as suspicious.
(b) He had a lot of unpaid traffic violations.
(c) He had adopted the same name as another man wanted by the police.
(d) He had assaulted a policeman.

3. What does Kinsey notice about the hot tubs at the spa she visited after Bailey's escape?
(a) They need cleaning.
(b) They are the most expensive money can buy.
(c) They are named after colors.
(d) That they have names like "Serenity" and "Meditation".

4. After she visits Shana, how does Royce make Kinsey angry?
(a) He tells her he wasn't going to pay her.
(b) He tells her she is not bright enough for the job.
(c) He tries to tell her how to run her investigation.
(d) He tells her that she shouldn't talk to Shana.

5. What kind of life does Tap tell Kinsey he is living now?
(a) He is respectable, and married with children.
(b) He is trapped in an unhappy marriage.
(c) He hates his job and wants a new career.
(d) He loves his wife but doesn't want to be a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Shana Timberlake related to Jean?

2. What kind of job did Bailey hold during the years he was the run?

3. Kinsey goes to visit Shana, who takes a shower. What does Kinsey do while Shana is in the shower?

4. What is Bailey's attitude when Kinsey first meets with him?

5. What problem does Ann have with her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the lawyer tell Kinsey about Bailey's first brush with the law, before Jean's death?

2. Kinsey heads to San Luis Obispo. Who does she go to see there? How is she received at his office? What surprising detail does he tell her at the end of their visit?

3. Bailey calls Kinsey in her new motel room. What do they talk about? What happens at the end of the conversation?

4. How do Ann Fowler and her mother get along? In Chapter 3, how do we know that Ori might be racist?

5. Why is Royce Fowler particularly interested in proving his son's innocence with Kinsey's help?

6. After losing her phone connection with Bailey, who calls Kinsey? What is the result of this call?

7. In Chapter 10, Kinsey visits with one of Jean's old classmates. Who was it and what did she find out?

8. Where does Kinsey live and what are her current living conditions?

9. The day after talking to Tap Granger at the bar, Kinsey goes with Royce to the courthouse. Why are they there and who does Kinsey talk to there? What does he tell her?

10. Kinsey finally gets a chance to meet Shana Timberlake, Jean's mother. Where does she meet her and what are the circumstances?

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