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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. Charlie shows up soon after she's reviewed the Fife case. Why has he come to see her?
2. Gwen calls Kinsey to meet with her for the third time. What does she want to tell Kinsey?
3. After visiting with Nikki and Colin for the second time, Kinsey and Charlie go to the place of his friend John Powers. What do they do there?
4. What does Kinsey learn just after returning to the key place?
5. After Gwen's confession, what does Kinsey believe about Lyle?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. After meeting with Con, Kinsey decides the time has come to finally trap Marcia Threadgill, the fraudster who is trying to get money out of the California Fidelity Insurance Company. What does Kinsey do?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. What surprising things does Gwen Fife tell Kinsey when she meets her at Rosie's Bar?
6. What does Kinsey learn at her meeting with Garry Steinberg?
7. After confronting Lyle in L.A., Kinsey goes to the accounting firm where Libby used to work. What does she tell Garry Steinberg that she suspects about Charlie?
8. What is the result of Kinsey's last trip to L.A.?
9. What is the result of Kinsey's going to the Ranch House restaurant with Charlie?
10. On the Monday after her meal with Charlie, Kinsey meets with Con Dolan at homicide. What is the outcome of her meeting with Con?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The role of the protagonist is portrayed in "'A' Is for Alibi" in both a positive and a negative light. Give at least three examples from the novel that characterize Kinsey in both these lights. Analyze one aspect of her behavior in the novel that shows her, as a protagonist, less than perfect.
Essay Topic 2
State the theme of "'A' Is for Alibi." How is the theme of the story reflected in the conflicts Kinsey Millhone experiences as she works on her case? Give four examples with an explanation for each one.
Essay Topic 3
"'A' Is for Alibi" is a first-person narrative told from private investigator Kinsey Millhone's point of view. Briefly explain how the first-person narrative is effective and how it is limited. Give four specific examples that show how the story is effective told from Kinsey's point of view, and how our vicarious experience of them is enhanced.
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