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

2. After finding out about Charlotte Mercer, why does Kinsey want to speak to her?
(a) She had stolen Laurence's letters from Nikki.
(b) She had been very angry at Laurence and had a motive for his death.
(c) She was Nikki Fife's birth mother.
(d) She was a witness to Laurence's death.

3. What does Kinsey do after she leaves the Glass's residence?
(a) She goes for a jog with Lyle.
(b) She tells Lyle he should get in touch with the Santa Teresa police.
(c) She requests a criminal check on Lyle.
(d) She waits in her car for Lyle to come out and follows him to his job site.

4. 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 half-brother.
(b) He was an old boyfriend.
(c) He was her doctor.
(d) He was her former therapist.

5. While they were at Rosie's, what does Nikki tell Kinsey she is absolutely convinced of?
(a) That Laurence was stealing from his firm.
(b) That Laurence was going to kill Sharon Napier.
(c) That Laurence was having an affair before he died.
(d) That Kinsey was the best investigator in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. While they are meeting at Nikki's marital home, what does Nikki tell Kinsey is the reason for Gwen and Laurence's divorce?

2. What does Lyle suggest to Kinsey was the cause of Libby's death?

3. What is wrong with Libby Glass's father?

4. What does Kinsey say is a negative about using poison as a murder weapon?

5. For whom does Kinsey leave a message at Libby's workplace in L.A.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kinsey visits the firm where Libby Glass worked and leaves her card for a Garry Steinberg to call her. Soon she is talking to Charlie Scorsoni who calls her from Denver. What does Kinsey tell Charlie?

2. After meeting Sharon at the casino, Kinsey goes back to her motel room to sleep, still feeling sick, and is woken up by a phone call from Sharon at 8:30 that night. What happens while Kinsey is on the phone with Sharon?

3. What is Kinsey Millhone's occupation, and what do we know about her lifestyle?

4. How does Kinsey decide that she will investigate the case for Nikki?

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

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

7. Who is Con Dolan, and why does Kinsey go to visit him?

8. After discovering Sharon Napier's whereabouts, Kinsey decides she must visit Los Angeles first. Whom does she go to see there and what does she find out?

9. What is Con Dolan's impression of Kinsey's assessment of the Fife case?

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

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