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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What opinion does Gwen have about the trial for her ex-husband Laurence's murder?
2. When Kinsey leaves Sharon's apartment for the last time, what does Kinsey take with her?
3. What does the Santa Teresa detective allow Kinsey to do?
4. What surprise does Kinsey get when she meets with Libby Glass's parents?
5. According to Nikki, why was Laurence Fife taking a medication called HistaDril before he died?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Kinsey decide that she will investigate the case for Nikki?
2. The day after meeting Charlie Scorsoni, Kinsey meets Gwen Fife. Where do they meet, and what does Kinsey learn?
3. What is Charlie's reaction to Nikki Fife's reopening the murder case? What does he say about Gwen Fife, Sharon Napier, and Libby Glass?
4. 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?
5. What is Con Dolan's impression of Kinsey's assessment of the Fife case?
6. Kinsey confronts Lyle after she leaves the Glass residence by following him to his workplace. How does he respond to her questions about Libby?
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. In Chapter 6, where does Kinsey meet Nikki to talk about what she has learned so far? What is the place like? What information do they share?
9. What does the reader find out about the city of Santa Teresa in Chapter 2?
10. When Kinsey meets with Gwen for the second time, this time at a restaurant, what does Gwen tell Kinsey about her relationship with Laurence?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In reference to the plotting of "'A' Is for Alibi":
(1) Why are the events of the novel arranged as they are?
(2) What moves the narrative along? Is it external action or internal conflicts? Or a combination of both? Support your answer with three examples.
Essay Topic 2
Tragic Flaw. Discuss your overall impression of Kinsey as a person. Is she good, bad, or average? What are her particular qualities that shape her personality and character as a human being? What is Kinsey's tragic flaw, and what is its part in "'A' Is for Alibi"?
Essay Topic 3
Tone refers to the attitude of the author of a work. Through Kinsey, as the narrator of "'A' Is for Alibi," what is the author's tone at different stages of the book? Explain the tone, with examples:
1) At the beginning of the book, when Kinsey takes on the Fife case
2) When Kinsey is doing the groundwork of her investigation
3) When Kinsey gets involved with Charlie
4) When Kinsey gets the answers she needs to solve the case
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