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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 does Charlie's secretary give Kinsey when she phones her to ask about his whereabouts when Sharon died?
2. After Gwen's confession, what does Kinsey believe about Lyle?
3. Over dinner at the Ranch House, what does Charlie tell Kinsey about?
4. What does Kinsey regret regarding Sharon?
5. Charlie and Kinsey make love again. How does Kinsey feel about this after Charlie leaves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kinsey do when she returns to the Glass residence the day after the explosion?
2. Where does Kinsey go after she has attempted to find out more from Colin about Gwen?
3. After her fight with Charlie, what does Kinsey do? What does this make her realize? What happens when he comes over later to apologize?
4. What surprising things does Gwen Fife tell Kinsey when she meets her at Rosie's Bar?
5. Kinsey now knows that Gwen killed Laurence but is still puzzled about the deaths of Libby and Sharon. She realizes there must be another murderer. Where does she go, and what does she plan to do?
6. When she gets home from Nikki's beach house, Charlie is waiting for Kinsey, but she is not very happy to see him. She agrees to go to dinner with him. What happens at the Ranch House restaurant?
7. What does Kinsey learn at her meeting with Garry Steinberg?
8. What details does Kinsey have to take care of when she returns to her motel in Los Angeles, after concluding her meetings with Greg and Diane Fife?
9. What is the result of Kinsey's last trip to L.A.?
10. Kinsey phones Charlotte Mercer after discussing the "Darling Elizabeth" letter with Con Dolan. What does Charlotte tell her? Who can Kinsey now eliminate as suspects? Who can't she eliminate, causing her uneasiness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define what is meant by "style" in writing. Discuss what kind of style is used in traditional nonfiction, novels, and creative nonfiction. Which style was used in the writing of "'A' Is for Alibi"? Support your answer with four examples.
Essay Topic 2
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
Essay Topic 3
Humor is an element of fiction often employed by authors. Why is it used? How can it enhance a novel? Give four examples of Sue Grafton's use of humor where you feel the pace and the theme of "'A' Is for Alibi" have been enhanced by its use.
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