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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. While Kinsey is talking to Bailey on the phone in her new motel room, what does he do?
2. Which of the following does Kinsey notice there is not a lot of in the courtroom?
3. What kind of job did Bailey hold during the years he was the run?
4. While Kinsey is looking at the pamphlet for Eucalyptus Mineral Hot Springs, what does Ann Fowler tell her?
5. Where does Kinsey go after returning Royce to the motel after Bailey's escape?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What happened at the motel after Bailey escaped from the courtroom?
3. What does the lawyer tell Kinsey about Bailey's first brush with the law, before Jean's death?
4. 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?
5. After returning from her visit with Shana, Kinsey has dinner with the Fowlers. What dramatic events happen?
6. Why is Royce Fowler particularly interested in proving his son's innocence with Kinsey's help?
7. In Chapter 10, Kinsey visits with one of Jean's old classmates. Who was it and what did she find out?
8. When Kinsey goes to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel spa for the first time, what does she observe there? Who owns the hotel?
9. KInsey finally gets to talk to Shana about Jean. What does she find out?
10. Who is Henry Pitts and how does Kinsey feel about him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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.
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