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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. Where do Royce Fowler and his wife live?
2. What is making a lot of noise at the place Kinsey sees Shana for the first time?
3. Kinsey meets with Bailey's lawyer soon after she leaves the motel for the first time. What is his lawyer's name?
4. Kinsey decides to visit a high school classmate of Jean's. She goes to see David Poletti. What does he do for a living?
5. What is the result of Kinsey's anger with Royce?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Henry Pitts and how does Kinsey feel about him?
2. 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?
3. What does Kinsey find out from Ori when she has her first chance to talk to her?
4. 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?
5. How do Ann Fowler and her mother get along? In Chapter 3, how do we know that Ori might be racist?
6. 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?
7. KInsey finally gets to talk to Shana about Jean. What does she find out?
8. What events happen in the courtroom soon after everyone is waiting for Bailey's case to be called?
9. 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?
10. Where does Kinsey live and what are her current living conditions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the genre of mystery novel in fictional writing. List four elements that make up the typical mystery novel. Using examples, show how F is for Fugitive is typical of a mystery novel. Give two examples of how another novel in the same genre could differ from the structure or elements that Sue Grafton, the author, used.
Essay Topic 2
What role do other characters play in the mystery novel F is for Fugitive? Are they as important to the narrative as the narrator (Kinsey) is? Give four examples where four other characters are central to the story-telling. Give two examples where the narrative is focused only on Kinsey. Give two examples where Kinsey's relationship with two other characters is the focus of the narrative.
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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