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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. Kinsey is hired to investigate a crime that Bailey Fowler was accused of committing seventeen years against Jean Timberlake. What was he charged with?

2. What does Shana say about the money Bailey and Tap had acquired through their criminal activity?

3. What does Kinsey find out about Bailey after her run?

4. The day after talking with Tap Granger, why does Kinsey go with Royce to the courthouse?

5. Where is Bailey at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After returning from her visit with Shana, Kinsey has dinner with the Fowlers. What dramatic events happen?

5. Kinsey goes to the local high school to try to find out more about Jean Timberlake. How does she do this and what does she find out?

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

7. While at the high school, who does Kinsey talk to and what is the result?

8. What events happen in the courtroom soon after everyone is waiting for Bailey's case to be called?

9. Who is Henry Pitts and how does Kinsey feel about him?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tone refers to the attitude of the narrator of a work. Through Kinsey, as the narrator of F is for Fugitive, what is the author's tone at different stages of the book? Explain the tone, with examples:

(1) At the beginning of the book, when Kinsey takes on the Fowler/Timberlake case

(2) When Kinsey is doing the groundwork of her investigation

(3) When Kinsey is coming up against obstacles in her investigation

(4) When Kinsey gets the answers she needs to solve the case.

Essay Topic 2

What does authenticity mean when it it is applied to the writing of fiction? What must be made authentic in the genre of mystery novel writing? Give four examples of specific topics or events that the author has made authentic in F is for Fugitive.

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist of a story is not always portrayed in a positive light. In many novels, the protagonist makes a change or comes to a realization about some aspect of their life. Kinsey, although an adult, still grapples with personal issues that often make her question her life. The role of the protagonist is portrayed in F is for Fugitive in both a positive and negative light. Give at least three examples from the novel that characterize Kinsey in both these lights and analyze her behavior in the novel that show her as a protagonist that is not perfect.

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