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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. When Kinsey phones Doctor Dunne's office, she really just wants to speak to the nurse receptionist. What is she trying to find out?

2. What does Kinsey do in the doctor's office while he is in the shower?

3. What does the doctor at the spa tell Kinsey about Jean?

4. Kinsey decides to visit the man who had headed the group Jean belonged to. What was his position in town?

5. After the doctor finishes his shower, how does he respond to Kinsey's questions about Jean Timberlake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kinsey head over to the Baptist Church after finding the item outside the apartment? What happens there? Where does she go next and what does she speculate about?

2. Before phoning Shana and Dr. Dunne's office, Kinsey had left the room to avoid seeing Ann give Ori an injection. When she is finished her calls, what happens? What is the result of this?

3. What happens at the end of Chapter 24 that sends Kinsey racing back to the motel?

4. After Kinsey is attacked at the spa, where does she go to eat? Who does she end up eating with and what do they talk about?

5. What is Ann's reaction to her mother's death? What does she speculate caused it?

6. After running away from the spa property, where does Kinsey end up? What does she talk about with this individual?

7. Kinsey is woken up during the night after meeting with members of a local family at the pool hall. What wakes her up and what is the result of this?

8. While going through the documents that Dwight Shales gave her, what does Kinsey discover about Jean Timberlake's last few months at school? When discussing the documents, what else did Dwight tell her about Jean?

9. Who attacks Kinsey at the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa? What is she attacked with? How does Kinsey retaliate?

10. Kinsey decides to go visit Tap Granger's widow, Joleen. What is her impression of Joleen? What does Joleen tell Kinsey about Tap?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

F is for Fugitive is a first person narrative, told from private investigator Kinsey Millhone's point-of-view. Briefly explain how the first person narrative is effective and how it is limited. Give four specific examples that show how the story is effective told from Kinsey's point of view, and how our vicarious experience of them is enhanced.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain what foreshadowing is and how it is used in F is for Fugitive, citing three examples that you believe are examples of foreshadowing. Each example must come from a different scene in the book. Explain how each example relates to the outcome of the novel.

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