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Quiz about N is for Noose by Sue Grafton

"N is for Noose" by Sue Grafton Quiz

Here are ten questions on Sue Grafton's mystery novel "N is for Noose". I hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by martinjudo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
martinjudo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
325,196

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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175

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Question 1 of 10

1. Our heroine in the book, Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone, travels to a small township in the Sierra Nevada to meet her latest client. What is the name of this township? Hint

Crystal Lake

Nota Lake

Santa Teresa

Perdido

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Question 2 of 10

2. Tom Newquist had appeared to be under some kind of stress, according to his wife's story. Whose body had been found in the area? Hint

James Tennyson

Rafer LaMott

Pinkie Ritter

Jonah Robb

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Question 3 of 10

3. One possible witness was an ex-con called Alfie Toth. In which hotel was Alfie last seen? Hint

Gramercy Hotel

Santa Teresa Hilton

Nota Lake Cabins

Mountainview Motel

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Question 4 of 10

4. Tom Newquist had a connection with a female sheriff's investigator. What was her name? Hint

Selma Newquist

Barrett LaMott

Collen Sellers

Vicky LaMott

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Question 5 of 10

5. During her first visit Kinsey was assaulted in her motel room. What major injury did she sustain? Hint

Broken ankle

Two broken ribs

Two broken fingers

Broken nose

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Question 6 of 10

6. On the night that Sheriff Newquist died, he was in his truck talking to someone. To whom was he talking? Hint

Vicki LaMott

Barrett LaMott

Rafer LaMott

Colleen Sellers

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Question 7 of 10

7. Since the night of his death, Sheriff Newquist's notebook had disappeared. Who had it? Hint

Rafer LaMott

Colleen Seller

Brant Newquist

Barrett LaMott

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Question 8 of 10

8. Selma has a son called Brant. What job does Brant have? Hint

Nurse

Short-order cook

Dentist

Paramedic

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Question 9 of 10

9. Kinsey has been given a room at a rundown motel called Nota Lake Cabins which is managed by Selma's sister-in-law. What is the name of Selma's sister-in-law? Hint

Cecilia Boden

Agnes Toth

Margaret Brine

Jo Tennyson

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end when Kinsey is reviewing the events that had transpired, what was it she would have advised Selma to do instead of hiring her services? Hint

Sell up and move away

Take up a new hobby

Join a dating service

Get her teeth capped

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Our heroine in the book, Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone, travels to a small township in the Sierra Nevada to meet her latest client. What is the name of this township?

Answer: Nota Lake

With a population of 2356, Nota Lake is the home of Kinsey's prospective client Selma Newquist, widow of Tom Newquist, detective in the County Sheriff's Department. Santa Teresa is where Kinsey is based.

2. Tom Newquist had appeared to be under some kind of stress, according to his wife's story. Whose body had been found in the area?

Answer: Pinkie Ritter

At first it was believed that Ritter had committed suicide by hanging. He had just come out of prison and as we later find out, he was a horrible person who had committed many heinous crimes. The other names are all law enforcement officers.

3. One possible witness was an ex-con called Alfie Toth. In which hotel was Alfie last seen?

Answer: Gramercy Hotel

On hearing that someone was looking for him and fearing for his safety, Alfie tried to evade his pursuer. But to no avail. His remains are found and it is only through dental records that he is identified.

4. Tom Newquist had a connection with a female sheriff's investigator. What was her name?

Answer: Collen Sellers

After some mild flirtations, Colleen fell in love with Tom and was devastated because of his death. However, with the love being non-reciprocating, Colleen veered between grief and the feelings of a woman scorned. Kinsey had to get tough with her to extract all the information she had.

5. During her first visit Kinsey was assaulted in her motel room. What major injury did she sustain?

Answer: Two broken fingers

Waking up in her motel room Kinsey hears scratches at the lock of the motel door. Arming herself with a clothes iron she waits for the stranger to enter. However her plan backfires and the intruder breaks two of her fingers as a punishment.

6. On the night that Sheriff Newquist died, he was in his truck talking to someone. To whom was he talking?

Answer: Barrett LaMott

Tom was investigating the death of Ritter. On the night that he died he had picked Barrett up from her job at the diner to ask her a few questions. However he had a heart attack and died in his truck and Barrett walked back to town.

7. Since the night of his death, Sheriff Newquist's notebook had disappeared. Who had it?

Answer: Barrett LaMott

During the onset of his heart attack Tom had handed Barrett his notebook to keep it safe. Then he swore her to secrecy and told her to make her way back to town and to avoid being seen by anyone on the road. Kinsey retrieves the notebook from Barrett and spends a frustrating time trying to decode the clues that are found within it.

8. Selma has a son called Brant. What job does Brant have?

Answer: Paramedic

Brant is 24 and a paramedic for the fire department. He was 10 years of age when he was first introduced to Tom Newquist by his mother.

9. Kinsey has been given a room at a rundown motel called Nota Lake Cabins which is managed by Selma's sister-in-law. What is the name of Selma's sister-in-law?

Answer: Cecilia Boden

Kinsey was not impressed with the standards of the motel. Cecilia, like most of the town, did not like Selma and was not hospitable towards Kinsey. It was Cecilia, however, who drove Kinsey to the hospital after she was attacked.
Margaret and Agnes are the daughters of Pinkie Ritter, with Margaret also being a civilian employee in the Nota Lake Sheriffs Department.

10. At the end when Kinsey is reviewing the events that had transpired, what was it she would have advised Selma to do instead of hiring her services?

Answer: Get her teeth capped

Selma had two front teeth that were discoloured. After losing her husband and the events caused by her hiring Kinsey it would have been better to leave things alone and let her husband die with his secret untold.

Source: Author martinjudo

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