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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul ask Spenser about dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?
(a) Whether he cooked the meal.
(b) Where he got the pizza.
(c) Whether they could go to the Chinese restarurant where he got the take-out.
(d) Whether he could have the tuna salad sandwich from the deli.

2. Who is Mortimer Snerd?
(a) An author.
(b) A nerdy TV personality.
(c) A cartoon character.
(d) A ventriloquist's dummy.

3. What does the visitor in Chapter 22 ask for Paul and Spenser to do?
(a) To hire Spenser for a case.
(b) To show their building permits.
(c) For Paul to go with them.
(d) To handle a construction job.

4. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(b) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.
(c) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.
(d) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.

5. After solving the kidnapping case, when does Spenser hear from Patty again?
(a) In May.
(b) In December.
(c) In October.
(d) In April.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul's opinion on possibly finding out some less-than-desirable information on his parents?

2. What idea does Patty come up with to solve the problem of Mel's henchmen in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 7, what do Patty, Paul, and Spenser have for dinner?

4. What is Spenser's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 10, what is Paul's response after Patty tells Spenser her thoughts on the reality of modern women?

(see the answer key)

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