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

2. At their restaurant meeting, Gwen explains to Kinsey that she never knew how bad her marriage was until something occurred. What was it?
(a) She had an affair with a great guy.
(b) Her children refused to associate with their father.
(c) Laurence lost all their money gambling.
(d) She met one of Laurence's girlfriends.

3. Once Kinsey gets inside Sharon's apartment, what does she find there?
(a) A dead body.
(b) An unknown intruder who pushes by Kinsey and escapes.
(c) Explosive devices.
(d) Charlie Scorsoni.

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

5. What does Kinsey find out that makes her think Nikki might be guilty after all?
(a) Nikki's answers to the investigating officers were contradictory.
(b) A young woman died the same way only a few days after Laurence was killed.
(c) Nikki had attacked Laurence with a tire iron a month before his death.
(d) Nikki had served time for another murder when she was younger.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kinsey leaves Sharon's apartment for the last time, what does Kinsey take with her?

2. Who is Kinsey's detective contact on the Santa Teresa police force?

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

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

5. What was Libby Glass' occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Before she agrees to work for Nikki, Kinsey questions her about her marriage to Laurence. What does Nikki tell her? How does Kinsey respond to her?

3. When Kinsey meets with Gwen for the second time, this time at a restaurant, what does Gwen tell Kinsey about her relationship with Laurence?

4. How does Kinsey get to Las Vegas?

5. The day after meeting Charlie Scorsoni, Kinsey meets Gwen Fife. Where do they meet, and what does Kinsey learn?

6. What happens when Kinsey gets to Sharon's apartment?

7. Kinsey likes to jog every day, and when she goes out for her daily run after visiting Montebello, Charlie Scorsoni pulls up beside her in his blue Mercedes. They go back to Kinsey's apartment. What do they talk about there?

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

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

10. At Rosie's, Nikki and Kinsey go over some of the other people who were involved in Laurence's life. Who were Laurence's family members?

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