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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. Who was the principal at Jean Timberlake's old high school?

2. What does Kinsey find out had happened to Tap after he went to the bathroom?

3. After talking to Kinsey, Tap leaves to go to the bathroom. What happens after that?

4. Royce brings another person with him when he interviews Kinsey. Who is it?

5. While Kinsey is looking at the pamphlet for Eucalyptus Mineral Hot Springs, what does Ann Fowler tell her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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. 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?

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

8. Who hires Kinsey Millhone at the beginning of F is for Fugitive? What will Kinsey be paid to do?

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

10. What happened at the motel after Bailey escaped from the courtroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the element of challenges add to a work of fiction, and in particular, the murder mystery novel? What challenges does Kinsey Millhone face in F is for Fugitive? Give four examples of challenges and explain how she overcomes or is defeated by these challenges.

Essay Topic 2

In reference to the plotting of F is for Fugitive,

(1) Why are the events of the novel arranged as they are?

(2) What moves the narrative along? Is it external action or internal conflicts? Or is it a combination of both? Support your answer with three examples.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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