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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. Kinsey asked Ann who knew about Ori's allergy. What did Ann respond?

2. The doctor's wife that attacks Kinsey injures her arm. How does Kinsey retaliate?

3. What does Kinsey learn from the document she obtains at the courthouse?

4. What do Rick and Kinsey talk about at the pool hall?

5. Why is Kinsey eager to get away from Ann and Ori at the end of Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kinsey thinking about as she heads off to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs Hotel spa after having no luck finding Shana at the three places she's checked? When she gets there, who does she talk to?

2. The night of Kinsey's attack at the spa she goes to the pool hall. Who does she talk with there? What does Kinsey learn?

3. After Kinsey is attacked at the spa, where does she go to eat? Who does she end up eating with and what do they talk about?

4. After Ori's death, Kinsey goes to Shana's apartment. What does she find outside and what information does this object tell her?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 21, Kinsey phones both Shana and Dr. Dunne's office. What does she want to know? Is she successful?

6. Who attacks Kinsey at the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa? What is she attacked with? How does Kinsey retaliate?

7. After her talk with Dr. Dunne, Kinsey returns to the motel and learns from Jack Clemson that Bailey has been given sanctuary at the church by Mrs. Haws. Kinsey then decides to go back to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa. What does she find there and what does this discovery lead her to?

8. Why does Kinsey head to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa after she obtains Jean's birth certificate from the courthouse? What happens there?

9. Kinsey is woken up during the night after meeting with members of a local family at the pool hall. What wakes her up and what is the result of this?

10. What happens at the end of Chapter 24 that sends Kinsey racing back to the motel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the components of the literary element of plot known as "exposition". What purpose does it serve in writing? Give four examples of Sue Grafton's use of exposition in F is for Fugitive that enhance the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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