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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. While Kinsey is talking to Bailey on the phone in her new motel room, what does he do?
2. What does David Poletti tell Kinsey about Jean?
3. After seeing the principal, Kinsey goes to see Bailey. What does he tell her Jean was doing at the time of her death?
4. After the men escaped from the courtroom, what happened to them?
5. What does Oribelle (Ori) Fowler suffer from?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Kinsey goes to the local high school to try to find out more about Jean Timberlake. How does she do this and what does she find out?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Why is Royce Fowler particularly interested in proving his son's innocence with Kinsey's help?
6. After losing her phone connection with Bailey, who calls Kinsey? What is the result of this call?
7. KInsey finally gets to talk to Shana about Jean. What does she find out?
8. How do Ann Fowler and her mother get along? In Chapter 3, how do we know that Ori might be racist?
9. 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?
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
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
Define the genre of mystery novel in fictional writing. List four elements that make up the typical mystery novel. Using examples, show how F is for Fugitive is typical of a mystery novel. Give two examples of how another novel in the same genre could differ from the structure or elements that Sue Grafton, the author, used.
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