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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mickey Rafferty?
(a) Candy Sloan's brother.
(b) A driver for the station that Candy works for.
(c) The concierge at Spenser's hotel.
(d) Candy Sloan's would-be boyfriend.

2. Under what circumstances do Candy and Spenser leave Roger Hammond's office?
(a) Hammond walks them to the parking lot.
(b) Hammond's secretary tells him he has an appointment.
(c) They are kicked out by Hammond.
(d) They leave out a back door.

3. What do Spenser and Candy do after stopping by his hotel on the day she returns to work?
(a) Go to the pharmacy.
(b) Go to lunch.
(c) She takes a nap.
(d) He makes a phone call to another investigator.

4. Who first calls Spenser in Chapter 1?
(a) A bill collector.
(b) A former client.
(c) His mother.
(d) His lover.

5. Why do Spenser and Candy stop at the Farmer's Market in Chapter 7?
(a) To buy vegetables for dinner.
(b) To escape being followed.
(c) To meet with a potential informant.
(d) To talk to a farmer who knows Hammond.

6. Who does Spenser find in his hotel lobby in Chapter 3?
(a) Brian Sloan.
(b) A woman he doesn't know.
(c) Candy Sloan.
(d) A man he doesn't know.

7. What does Spenser tell Candy to do as they are leaving Summit Studios?
(a) Act naturally.
(b) Call Hammond's office.
(c) Wait in the car while he runs back inside.
(d) Take a few odd turns.

8. Where is Candy left stranded in Chapter 3?
(a) The Ventura Freeway.
(b) By the giraffe exhibit.
(c) Behind an abandoned warehouse.
(d) The departing flights zone.

9. Who meets Spenser at the airport in Chapter 2?
(a) A driver named Vic.
(b) Rachel Wallace.
(c) Candy Sloan.
(d) No one.

10. Where does Spenser stay during Candy's recovery?
(a) In the apartment above her garage.
(b) Next door at Mickey's.
(c) In his hotel.
(d) In her house.

11. What does the person look like who is waiting near Candy's car in Chapter 7?
(a) She is a teenager with braces and stringy hair.
(b) She is a short redhead.
(c) He is a blond man.
(d) He is a bald African-American man.

12. What does Spenser decide about the person waiting near Candy's car in Chapter 7?
(a) This person is going to be of use.
(b) This person is being used.
(c) This person has no more information.
(d) This person knows more than he or she is saying.

13. Who does Candy Sloan say will pay for Spenser's services?
(a) Her business.
(b) Her trust fund.
(c) Her employer.
(d) She will pay.

14. What is Roger Hammond's job?
(a) He is the head of Summit Studios.
(b) He is the owner of a newspaper and a television station.
(c) He is the producer of Investigation Now!
(d) He is the CEO of Hammond Enterprises.

15. What is the relationship between Mickey and Candy?
(a) He thinks she is his girlfriend.
(b) They are brother and sister.
(c) She once interviewed him for a story.
(d) They have never met.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the person in Chapter 7 tell Candy that he believes Roger Hammond is lying?

2. What does Roger Hammond accuse Candy of after she shares her suspicions?

3. What best describes Roger Hammond's reaction to seeing Spenser and Candy after their meeting?

4. What does Spenser hear that causes him to drive around the corner at the end of Chapter 7?

5. What is Oceania Limited?

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