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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Candy tell Spenser that she believes Franco killed Felton, after she is told to stop investigating the story?
(a) To hide another murder.
(b) To cover up something bigger than a blackmail scam.
(c) To protect Peter Brewster.
(d) To cover up a drug operation being run out of the studio.

2. How are Spenser and Candy received at the place they look for Sam Felton, in Chapter 16?
(a) They are invited to wait for Sam.
(b) They are not allowed in.
(c) They are escorted out by security.
(d) They go unnoticed.

3. Who is revealed to have been a collection agent for a loan shark?
(a) Sam Felton.
(b) Mickey Rafferty.
(c) Levi.
(d) Franco.

4. What does Spenser promise Detective Samuelson?
(a) To quit smoking.
(b) To return to testify.
(c) To stay out of town.
(d) To keep in touch.

5. What does Spenser dream about at the end of the novel?
(a) LA.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Candy.
(d) Susan.

6. What is the first thing Spenser does after finding the dead bodies?
(a) Stops Candy's bleeding.
(b) Reports the murders.
(c) Throws a body into the burning car.
(d) Takes the recording.

7. What happens to Peter Brewster's car when Spenser returns to it after following the loud noises?
(a) The recording is still playing.
(b) It is gone.
(c) It is headed staight at him.
(d) It has exploded.

8. Who does Spenser find dead after he locates Peter Brewster's car?
(a) Candy and Franco.
(b) Franco.
(c) Candy and Peter Brewster.
(d) Peter Brewster.

9. What does Candy tell Spenser that Peter Brewster has when they have dinner together in Chapter 23?
(a) A lease in Roger Hammond's name.
(b) A softer side.
(c) An aging mother he cares for.
(d) Mob connections.

10. Who arrives when Candy is questioning Sam Felton?
(a) Franco.
(b) Mickey Rafferty.
(c) Levi.
(d) Detective Samuelson.

11. What does Spenser do at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Teaches Candy how to use a gun.
(b) Arranges a meeting with a reporter.
(c) Plants a bug in Mickey Raffety's apartment.
(d) Visits Detective Samuelson without telling Candy.

12. What is discovered in the dumpster at a Holiday Inn?
(a) Spenser's cell phone.
(b) Roger Hammond's cell phone.
(c) Franco's body.
(d) Sam Felton's body.

13. Where does Sam Felton go at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) To prison.
(b) To Summit Studios.
(c) Franco takes him away.
(d) To a film shoot.

14. Who does Spenser learn bailed Roger Hammond out of financial trouble 6 years ago?
(a) Patrick Brewster.
(b) Sam Felton's loan shark brother.
(c) Franco's loan shark boss.
(d) Peter Brewster.

15. Why does Spenser suggest that Franco killed Felton, in response to Candy's suspicion?
(a) To prevent Felton from telling Candy about the drug operation.
(b) To prevent him from telling the mob something.
(c) To tie up loose ends related to the other murder.
(d) That he panicked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser follow Candy and Peter Brewster on the night someone plans to meet with Franco?

2. What does Candy tell Samuelson about the bribe?

3. Who does Spenser call and share his suspicions with about Franco and Felton?

4. Who wants to see Spenser prosecuted for assault and kidnapping?

5. What does the person who tells Candy to stop working on the corruption investigation offer Spenser at the same time?

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