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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. After Kinsey gets home from her run after her first visit to Floral Beach, what does she do?
(a) Phones some of Bailey's high school friends.
(b) Goes through old newspaper clippings about Bailey and Jean.
(c) Looks for Bailey and Jean on the Internet.
(d) Phones Bailey's lawyer.

2. A man named Royce hires Kinsey to investigate the case. How is he connected to Bailey?
(a) He is his uncle.
(b) He is is agent.
(c) He is his father.
(d) He is his lawyer.

3. At Jean's old high school, where does Kinsey find photos of her?
(a) In the graduate photo hall of honor.
(b) In the student council office.
(c) In old yearbooks.
(d) In old school newspapers.

4. Jean was pregnant at the time of her death. What did Bailey tell Kinsey about the father of Jean's child?
(a) That it was Tap Granger.
(b) That he was a married man.
(c) That he was a classmate.
(d) That he was from out of town.

5. After leaving the spa for the first time, where does Kinsey go?
(a) To the gym.
(b) To do some shopping.
(c) To the pool hall.
(d) To the local newspaper office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of Kinsey's anger with Royce?

2. Kinsey speaks to a large blond woman the first time she visits the spa. Who was this woman?

3. When Bailey was charged for the death of Jean Timberlake, what was the result?

4. What kind of life does Tap tell Kinsey he is living now?

5. Who did the man who hauled Bailey out of the courtroom turn out to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances of Bailey Fowler's arrest in Los Angeles a few weeks before Kinsey is hired?

2. KInsey finally gets to talk to Shana about Jean. What does she find out?

3. After visiting the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa, Kinsey returns to the pool hall. What does she find out what happened to Tap after their conversation the night before?

4. Who joined Kinsey and Pearl in the bar and what did Kinsey learn from him? What happens at the end of the conversation?

5. Where does the Fowler family live? List the three family members who live there and briefly describe each one.

6. After Kinsey returns home from her first meeting with Royce Fowler, what does she do to find out more about Bailey Fowler and Jean Timberlake? What does she learn about Bailey?

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

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

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

10. After visiting Bailey in jail, Kinsey returns to the motel and has a glass of wine with his sister, Ann. What does Ann tell Kinsey about her parents' early life? What are Ann's views on Jean's death?

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