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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. After Bailey escapes, Kinsey returns to the motel with Royce. A lot of people show up, including one that Kinsey instantly disliked. Who was this person?
(a) June Shales.
(b) Reverend Haws.
(c) Ori's sister.
(d) Elva Summers.

2. Where does Kinsey usually live?
(a) In a bungalow in Floral Beach.
(b) In a small apartment in Santa Teresa.
(c) In a condo in Los Angeles.
(d) In a town house in San Luis Obispo.

3. Kinsey decides to visit a high school classmate of Jean's. She goes to see David Poletti. What does he do for a living?
(a) He's a dentist.
(b) He's a drywall hanger.
(c) He's a psychiatrist.
(d) He's an accountant.

4. Why did Kinsey feel uncomfortable at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Ann was accusing her of being incompetent.
(b) Ann was giving Ori an injection.
(c) Ann and Ori were screaming at each other.
(d) There was no air conditioning in Ori's room.

5. What does Oribelle (Ori) Fowler suffer from?
(a) Cancer and lupus.
(b) Heart disease and diabetes.
(c) Arthritis and cancer.
(d) Arthritis and diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kinsey asks the wife of the owner of the spa about Jean Timberlake, what is her response?

2. What does Kinsey think about as she drives back to Floral Beach to work on Bailey's case?

3. Kinsey meets Tap Granger for the second time at a local business with the owner of the establishment. What is the man's name?

4. Kinsey gets another call right after she talks to Bailey from her new motel room. Who wants to talk to her?

5. After talking to Kinsey, Tap leaves to go to the bathroom. What happens after that?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ann Fowler and her mother get along? In Chapter 3, how do we know that Ori might be racist?

2. Kinsey heads to San Luis Obispo. Who does she go to see there? How is she received at his office? What surprising detail does he tell her at the end of their visit?

3. After losing her phone connection with Bailey, who calls Kinsey? What is the result of this call?

4. What does Kinsey find out from Ori when she has her first chance to talk to her?

5. Where does Kinsey live and what are her current living conditions?

6. Why is Royce Fowler particularly interested in proving his son's innocence with Kinsey's help?

7. After Kinsey returns home from her first meeting with Royce Fowler, what does she do to find out more about Bailey Fowler and Jean Timberlake? What does she learn about Bailey?

8. Bailey calls Kinsey in her new motel room. What do they talk about? What happens at the end of the conversation?

9. After visiting the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa, Kinsey returns to the pool hall. What does she find out what happened to Tap after their conversation the night before?

10. Kinsey goes to the local bar and sits with the owner, Curtis Pearl, known as Pearl, who tells her something about the night of Jean's death. What does he tell her?

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