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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. Royce believes Bailey is innocent and has a good reason to want his innocence proven soon. What is it?
(a) Royce is dying of cancer.
(b) Bailey owes him money.
(c) Royce knows the real killer is about to leave the country.
(d) Bailey stands to inherit a lot of money if he's innocent.

2. After visiting with Shana at her apartment, what does Kinsey do?
(a) She goes shopping with the Fowlers.
(b) She goes to a movie with the Fowlers.
(c) She has dinner with the Fowlers.
(d) She plays cards with the fowlers.

3. Which of the following was not true about Jean?
(a) She was illegitimate.
(b) She had worked at the Royce's motel.
(c) Her mother still lived in town.
(d) She was a college student when she died.

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

5. How much time did Bailey serve for his first charge?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shana deny to Kinsey concerning Jean?

2. What does Shana tell Kinsey about her relationship with Jean just before she died?

3. What problem does Ann have with her mother?

4. After talking to Ann about her parents, where does Kinsey go hoping to find Shana Timberlake?

5. Kinsey finally decides to visit Shana in her small apartment. What has Shana been doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After her visit to the high school, Kinsey heads over to the San Luis Obispo jail to meet with Bailey Fowler. What is his mood and what does he say about Jean?

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

4. When Kinsey goes to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel spa for the first time, what does she observe there? Who owns the hotel?

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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. After Royce is taken to the hospital, Kinsey has tea with Ann and finds out about her unhappy childhood. When Kinsey goes to her room for the night, what does she discover? How is the situation handled?

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