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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Candy get defensive towards Spenser after she returns from her dinner date?
(a) He accuses her of caring more for her career than people.
(b) She feels guilty about having sex.
(c) She feels he is judging her investigative approach.
(d) She thinks she made a serious mistake in the investigation.

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

3. What does Spenser do when Candy goes on a first dinner date after she is taken off the corruption story?
(a) Calls Susan.
(b) Goes to a bar for dinner.
(c) Follows her.
(d) Checks flights on the Internet.

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

5. By the end of Chapter 18, who does Spenser suspect of being behind the bribes, murders, and the attacks on Candy?
(a) Roger Hammond.
(b) Sam Felton.
(c) Peter Brewster.
(d) Franco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spenser see on the night of Candy's first dinner date after she is taken off the corruption story?

2. Who asks Candy out to dinner shortly after she is taken off the corruption story?

3. What does the news crew do at Peter Brewster's office?

4. What does Candy think that Peter Brewster believes?

5. Why did Franco kill Sam Felton?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Spenser refuse the extra week's pay he is offered by Candy's boss?

2. What indications are there that Candy and Spenser are in danger at Sam Felton's house?

3. Why does Candy refuse to let Spenser console her in Chapter 12?

4. Describe Franco's known background.

5. How does Spenser try to keep Candy safe from Peter Brewster?

6. Which characters in the novel get what they deserve?

7. How does Candy feel about using sex to get information from Peter Brewster?

8. How do Candy and Spenser get into Sam Felton's house?

9. What does Candy learn about the corruption investigation from Peter Brewster?

10. What is the connection between Peter Brewster and Sam Felton?

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