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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. When Kinsey sees Shana for the first time, why is she surprised?
2. The day after talking with Tap Granger, why does Kinsey go with Royce to the courthouse?
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?
4. What does Shana say about the money Bailey and Tap had acquired through their criminal activity?
5. Kinsey is hired to investigate a crime that Bailey Fowler was accused of committing seventeen years against Jean Timberlake. What was he charged with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What events happen in the courtroom soon after everyone is waiting for Bailey's case to be called?
2. After her visit to the high school, Kinsey heads over to the San Luis Obispo jail to meet with Bailey Fowler. What is his mood and what does he say about Jean?
3. After Royce is taken to the hospital, Kinsey has tea with Ann and finds out about her unhappy childhood. When Kinsey goes to her room for the night, what does she discover? How is the situation handled?
4. When Kinsey goes to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel spa for the first time, what does she observe there? Who owns the hotel?
5. Who hires Kinsey Millhone at the beginning of F is for Fugitive? What will Kinsey be paid to do?
6. 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?
7. What does the lawyer tell Kinsey about Bailey's first brush with the law, before Jean's death?
8. While at the high school, who does Kinsey talk to and what is the result?
9. What does Kinsey find out from Ori when she has her first chance to talk to her?
10. Who joined Kinsey and Pearl in the bar and what did Kinsey learn from him? What happens at the end of the conversation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does authenticity mean when it it is applied to the writing of fiction? What must be made authentic in the genre of mystery novel writing? Give four examples of specific topics or events that the author has made authentic in F is for Fugitive.
Essay Topic 2
Conflict is a common element of writing, in both fiction and nonfiction. Why is conflict so often used in narratives? How can it help move a story along? Give four examples where conflict in F is for Fugitive occurs and how it helps explain the relationship between Kinsey and other characters.
Essay Topic 3
F is for Fugitive 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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