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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At their third meeting, Kinsey asks Gwen how old Laurence and Nikki's son Colin was when she last saw him. What was her answer?
(a) About three and a half.
(b) About fourteen months old.
(c) About two years old.
(d) She saw him on his fifth birthday.

2. Over dinner at the Ranch House, what does Charlie tell Kinsey about?
(a) His difficult childhood
(b) Laurence's affairs.
(c) His plans for the future.
(d) His failed marriage.

3. After visiting Garry Steinberg, Kinsey hits the road for Santa Teresa and thinks about Charlie as she drives. What conclusion does she reach?
(a) That Sharon Napier knew something and Charlie needed her dead.
(b) That she should never go out with the man again.
(c) That Charlie hired someone to kill Sharon.
(d) That she is very much in love with him.

4. On a hunch and before she leaves the key place, Kinsey talks to Garry Steinberg. What does she tell him?
(a) That she thinks all the victims in the case were killed by one person.
(b) That she believes he has been lying to her all along.
(c) That she thinks there is a serial killer in Santa Teresa.
(d) That she thinks Charlie Scorsoni was embezzling funds at his firm.

5. Why is the information Kinsey finds out during her phone call to Charlotte Mercer important to the case?
(a) Mrs. Napier and Libby Glass have the same first name.
(b) Mrs. Napier is Libby Glass's aunt.
(c) Mrs. Napier is now a suspect in the case.
(d) Lyle Abernathy is Laurence Fife's illegitimate son.

6. While Kinsey and Charlie are at John Powers' place, Charlie gets angry with Kinsey. Why?
(a) She asks him questions about the Fife case.
(b) She won't give up her career for him.
(c) She accuses him of lying.
(d) She won't commit to being his girlfriend.

7. How does Diane feel about what happened to Bruno?
(a) She doesn't think it connects to Laurence's death.
(b) She still grieves and wishes he were back.
(c) She blames herself.
(d) She thinks it had something to do with Laurence's death.

8. Kinsey decides she has to talk to Gwen a fourth time. What are they doing when Gwen confesses to killing Laurence?
(a) Looking at Kinsey's photos.
(b) Eating lunch.
(c) Having a drink at a bar.
(d) Driving to Kinsey's place.

9. One of Kinsey's contacts lets her in on some new information about a past work position Lyle Abernathy held. What is the information?
(a) That Lyle had worked with the same firm that Libby Glass did.
(b) That Lyle had once apprenticed with a locksmith.
(c) That Lyle had installed the alarm systems at the Fife home.
(d) That Lyle had been Laurence Fife's driver.

10. Why was Lyle let go from the work position he had held in the past?
(a) He had harassed coworkers.
(b) His boss suspected him of burglary.
(c) His boss suspected him of drug use.
(d) He was chronically late for work.

11. In Chapter 25, what key place does Kinsey return to?
(a) Salton Sea.
(b) Charlie's place.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Las Vegas.

12. Why is Kinsey disappointed with the homicide detective's conclusions on the "Darling Elizabeth" letter?
(a) She was sure it was written by Gwen Fife.
(b) She will have to go to Mrs. Glass with bad news.
(c) She had thought the letter was a fake.
(d) It means more time doing forensic work on it.

13. Gwen calls Kinsey to meet with her for the third time. What does she want to tell Kinsey?
(a) The reasons why Libby couldn't have been murdered.
(b) The proof Nikki didn't kill Laurence.
(c) The names of the men she'd had an affair with while she was married to Laurence.
(d) The name of the person who killed Laurence.

14. As Kinsey meets with Gwen for the third time, what does Kinsey attribute Laurence's interest in Nikki to?
(a) Gwen was unattractive.
(b) Gwen was uninteresting.
(c) Nikki had tricked him into leaving Gwen.
(d) Male menopause.

15. Whom does Kinsey meet with right after she gets back from L.A.?
(a) Mrs. Glass.
(b) Henry Pitts.
(c) Charlie Scorsoni.
(d) Garry Steinberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Diane say was the only person her father ever really loved?

2. What does Greg tell Kinsey about the Labor Day weekend just before Laurence died?

3. Whom does Kinsey phone to arrange a meeting with soon after she returns from L.A.?

4. What does Kinsey regret regarding Sharon?

5. How does Kinsey respond to Charlie when he takes her out to the Ranch House in Ojai?

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