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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. Who is the owner of the spa Kinsey goes to visit?

2. What problem does Ann have with her mother?

3. What does Oribelle (Ori) Fowler suffer from?

4. What does Kinsey find out about Bailey after her run?

5. Kinsey speaks to a large blond woman the first time she visits the spa. Who was this woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. The day after talking to Tap Granger at the bar, Kinsey goes with Royce to the courthouse. Why are they there and who does Kinsey talk to there? What does he tell her?

3. 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?

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

5. In Chapter 10, Kinsey visits with one of Jean's old classmates. Who was it and what did she find out?

6. What events happen in the courtroom soon after everyone is waiting for Bailey's case to be called?

7. 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?

8. Who joined Kinsey and Pearl in the bar and what did Kinsey learn from him? What happens at the end of the conversation?

9. While at the high school, who does Kinsey talk to and what is the result?

10. After visiting Bailey in jail, Kinsey returns to the motel and has a glass of wine with his sister, Ann. What does Ann tell Kinsey about her parents' early life? What are Ann's views on Jean's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define climax as part of the plot structure in literature. Where does the climax occur in F is for Fugitive? What is the result of the events of the climax? What does it reveal about the purpose of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What role do other characters play in the mystery novel F is for Fugitive? Are they as important to the narrative as the narrator (Kinsey) is? Give four examples where four other characters are central to the story-telling. Give two examples where the narrative is focused only on Kinsey. Give two examples where Kinsey's relationship with two other characters is the focus of the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Ann Fowler is presented as an antagonist in F is for Fugitive. Why did the author choose to keep this hidden from the reader until very near the end of the novel? Explain how the author presents Ann in a negative light, giving four examples. Choose one example that might give the reader a hint of Ann's role in the novel?

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