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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Spenser hear that causes him to drive around the corner at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Police sirens.
(b) Screams.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) A building alarm.

2. Why doesn't Candy want to talk to Samuelson?
(a) She is afraid he will report back to Sam Felton.
(b) She doesn't trust Samuelson.
(c) He broke her heart.
(d) She is afraid she won't get to break the story.

3. How does Spenser answer the phone in Chapter 1?
(a) Professionally.
(b) He lets the machine pick up.
(c) By pretending to be someone else.
(d) By saying, Spense here.

4. Who do Candy and Spenser suspect keeps sending the thugs after them?
(a) Sam Felton.
(b) Roger Hammond.
(c) Detective Samuelson.
(d) Peter Brewster.

5. What does Candy tell the person that she and Spenser go to see after leaving the Farmer's Market?
(a) That she has been ill.
(b) This this investigation could make her career.
(c) That she knows what this person has done.
(d) This she has information the person wants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Spenser the material he is reading when the novel opens?

2. How long do Candy and Spenser have to wait before they are allowed to see the person they are visiting at the Oceania offices?

3. How does Candy feel about the possibility that Peter Brewster might harm her?

4. How does Spenser respond to the offer he receives from the person in Chapter 19?

5. Who first calls Spenser in Chapter 1?

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