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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. What is Bailey's attitude when Kinsey first meets with him?

2. What kind of job did Bailey hold during the years he was the run?

3. Why did Kinsey feel uncomfortable at the end of Chapter 3?

4. Kinsey has to live with Henry Pitts while her place is being renovated. Who is Henry?

5. After the men escaped from the courtroom, what happened to them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kinsey goes to the local bar and sits with the owner, Curtis Pearl, known as Pearl, who tells her something about the night of Jean's death. What does he tell her?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. Bailey calls Kinsey in her new motel room. What do they talk about? What happens at the end of the conversation?

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

9. Where does Kinsey live and what are her current living conditions?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define climax as part of the plot structure in literature. Where does the climax occur in F is for Fugitive? What is the result of the events of the climax? What does it reveal about the purpose of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Define what is meant by "style" in writing. Discuss what kind of style is used in traditional nonfiction, novels, and creative nonfiction. Which style was used in the writing of F is for Fugitive? Support your answer with four examples.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how dialogue in fiction serves as a device to enhance:

(1) exposition

(2) characterization

(3) foreshadowing

(4) resolution.

Give one example from F is for Fugitive that illustrates each of these elements.

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