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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kinsey is trying to find out more about Libby Glass when she goes to L.A. She looks up Lyle Abernathy but finds no listing for him. What was Lyle to Libby?
(a) He was her doctor.
(b) He was her half-brother.
(c) He was her former therapist.
(d) He was an old boyfriend.

2. The police detective decided not to charge Nikki with Libby Glass' death. Why?
(a) Because he couldn't place her at the scene of the crime.
(b) Because he didn't have enough manpower to investigate her death.
(c) Because he was lazy.
(d) Because there was no evidence to connect the two deaths.

3. In Chapter 9, Kinsey heads to Los Angeles. Where does she stay?
(a) The Hacienda Motor Lodge.
(b) The Happy Valley Inn.
(c) Arlette's Boarding House.
(d) The Monte Vista Motel.

4. How long ago did the crime take place that Nikki wants Kinsey to investigate?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Two years.

5. In L.A., Kinsey meets with Libby Glass's parents. What are their names?
(a) Raymond and Grace.
(b) Henry and Ruth.
(c) Lyle and Marcia.
(d) Charlie and Rosie.

6. Where does Nikki Fife live, now that she is out of jail?
(a) In a modest bungalow on Appleton Drive.
(b) In a mansion she inherited from her father.
(c) In a condo by Santa Teresa Lake.
(d) In a beach house left to her by her husband's mother.

7. Kinsey goes to meet Charlie Scorsoni for the first time, and he keeps her waiting, so she grills his secretary. What is her name?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Abby.
(d) Sarah.

8. The morning after arriving in Nevada, what is the first thing Kinsey does?
(a) She finds a better motel to stay in.
(b) She heads for the nearest casino.
(c) She follows Sharon to work.
(d) She leaves $50 for the friend who gave her Sharon's address.

9. How is Santa Teresa, where Kinsey works and lives, described in Chapter 2?
(a) As a rundown working-class town.
(b) As a slumbering suburb.
(c) As a vital and exciting city.
(d) As a haven for the rich.

10. What does Kinsey remember about the Laurence Fife case that might be important to his death?
(a) That he was an alcoholic with memory lapses.
(b) That he took allergy medication.
(c) That he was a careless driver.
(d) That he had had several death threats.

11. Soon after visiting Libby's workplace in L.A., Kinsey hears from Charlie Scorsoni. What does she say is the first item on her itinerary?
(a) She is going to Nevada to find Sharon Napier.
(b) She is going to relax at Disneyland.
(c) She is going to do a criminal check on Charlie.
(d) She is going to visit Libby Glass's parents again.

12. Nikki served time for this crime. How long was she in jail?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Two years

13. Kinsey goes to scope out Sharon's apartment before she visits her at her workplace. What does she find at the apartment?
(a) She finds a motorcycle with California plates.
(b) She finds Charlie Scorsoni.
(c) She finds nothing of interest.
(d) She finds a bum sleeping on the walk.

14. Kinsey is also working on an insurance fraud case. Whose apartment is she keeping tabs on after she concludes her first meeting with Charlie?
(a) Henry Pitts's.
(b) Arlette Smith's.
(c) Marcia Threadgill's.
(d) Sharon Napier's.

15. Kinsey asks Nikki what she thinks of Charlie's being responsible for Laurence's death. How does she respond?
(a) Nikki does not think Charlie had a motive.
(b) Nikki laughs hysterically at the idea.
(c) Nikki says she's thought it over and wants to look into it.
(d) Nikki says that it was impossible because Charlie was with her that night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kinsey suspicious about at the end of her first meeting with Sharon?

2. Nikki Fife wants Kinsey to investigate a crime from some years before. Where does she meet Kinsey?

3. What surprise does Kinsey get when she meets with Libby Glass's parents?

4. Who was Laurence Fife having drinks with on the night that he died?

5. What has Kinsey found out about Sharon and her life in Nevada?

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