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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before she leaves the Glass's home, what arrangements does Kinsey make with Mrs. Glass?
(a) To write a book about the case.
(b) To talk to Libby's doctor.
(c) To keep in touch every day.
(d) To come back and look at Libby's things.

2. What does Gwen say made her bitter about the end of her marriage to Laurence Fife?
(a) He did not keep up with his support payments.
(b) His money went to the upkeep of several illegitimate children.
(c) She lost custody of her children.
(d) He fought to deny her any money.

3. What poison was used to kill both Laurence Fife and Libby Glass?
(a) Cyanide.
(b) Strychnine.
(c) Oleander.
(d) Arsenic.

4. 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.

5. Which phrase best describes the Santa Teresa detective who is Kinsey's contact?
(a) A sharp dresser with a sharp attitude.
(b) Quiet, dignified, and elderly.
(c) Young, energetic, and talkative.
(d) Unkempt, with a pouchy face and a comb-over.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kinsey goes to meet Charlie Scorsoni for the first time, and he keeps her waiting, so she grills his secretary. What is her name?

2. What does Kinsey plan to do after she meets with Sharon Napier?

3. Why is Rosie, the owner of Rosie's Bar, openly hostile to Nikki when she and Kinsey meet there for lunch?

4. The day after Kinsey's meeting with Charlie Scorsoni, she meets with Gwen, Laurence Fife's first wife. Where does Gwen work?

5. Why does Kinsey go to see the Santa Teresa detective in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Gwen tells Kinsey that Laurence had an affair with the wife of a judge. What does Kinsey do with this information, and what does she find out?

2. What does the reader find out about the city of Santa Teresa in Chapter 2?

3. Immediately after taking on Nikki's case, Kinsey turns her attention to Charlie Scorsoni, Laurence Fife's law partner. What is the result of this?

4. After her discussion with Charlotte Mercer, Kinsey decides she must find Sharon Napier. How does she do this?

5. How does Kinsey finally get in touch with Sharon Napier in Las Vegas, and what happens when she meets with her?

6. What is Kinsey's impression of Las Vegas?

7. What does Kinsey learn when she stops to speak to Laurence Fife's pharmacist before she leaves Montebello?

8. What happens when Lyle comes over to lunch at the Glasses'?

9. Kinsey and Nikki discuss how Laurence died. What was the cause of his death?

10. Kinsey meets Nikki for the second time at Rosie's Bar. What is Rose's Bar, and what do they discuss there?

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