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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. What valuable piece of information does Greg Fife tell Kinsey that relates to his father's case?
3. Colin Fife shows his mother and Kinsey a photo of Gwen Fife. What does he call Gwen?
4. What does Kinsey decide she has to do as she reviews her notes for the last time?
5. Kinsey picks up her developed photos after visiting the homicide division. What is significant about the photos?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Diane talks about her parents, Kinsey asks her about Bruno, the dog who died on the last Labor Day weekend Laurence was alive. How does Diane respond to this?
2. Kinsey decides she has to return to Nikki's beach house to follow up on something. What is it, and what is the result of the follow up?
3. After visiting Greg Fife, Kinsey goes to see Diane Fife, his sister. What does Diane share with Kinsey about her parents?
4. Where does Kinsey go after she has attempted to find out more from Colin about Gwen?
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. The morning after Sharon Napier's death, Kinsey heads to Salton Sea. Who does she meet there, and what does she learn?
7. 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?
8. What does Greg Fife tell Kinsey about his father's allergy that might have some bearing on the case?
9. 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?
10. What is the result of Kinsey's going to the Ranch House restaurant with Charlie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how dialogue serves as a device to enhance:
(1) Exposition
(2) Characterization
(3) Foreshadowing
(4) Resolution
Give one example from "'A' Is for Alibi" that illustrates each of these elements.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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