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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 time had Bailey told Kinsey that he'd been on the beach with Jean the night she died?

2. Kinsey heads back to the motel after visiting the spa where she was attacked. Why does she not hang around the motel for long?

3. After badgering him about Jean, what does Dwight Shales admit?

4. Who does Kinsey ask about the phone call?

5. When Kinsey goes through Jean's old high school records, what does she notice about the girl?

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. What does the man who headed the Baptist youth group tell Kinsey about the Reverend Haws? How does he know this?

3. 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?

4. The morning after the threatening phone call, what does Kinsey ask Ann in regards to Jean? What does Ann tell her?

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

6. What does the spa owner admit to Kinsey about Shana and Jean? What is his reaction to Ori's death? What does he say about the father of Jean's unborn child?

7. Why does Kinsey head to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa after she obtains Jean's birth certificate from the courthouse? What happens there?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 21, Kinsey phones both Shana and Dr. Dunne's office. What does she want to know? Is she successful?

9. What is Kinsey thinking about as she heads off to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel spa after having no luck finding Shana at the three places she's checked? When she gets there, who does she talk to?

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

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.

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 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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