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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 trhough 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Patty inform Spenser in relation to the upcoming weekend?
(a) That Paul has a doctor's appointment.
(b) That Mel is coming to visit Paul because it is his court-ordered visitation day.
(c) That Susan is having a grand party at the house.
(d) That he and Paul will be alone because she is going to New York.

2. What is the narrator hired to do in Chapter 1?
(a) Help the client find out about a blackmailer.
(b) Locate the client's missing dog, a championship-winning fox terrier.
(c) Investigate the client's spouse.
(d) Find the client's son and bring him back home.

3. What does the narrator buy at Bloomingdale's?
(a) A pair of sneakers.
(b) A fedora.
(c) A silver wine bucket.
(d) A gold watch.

4. In Chapter 10, after Patty freshens up and returns to the breakfast table, she and Spenser have a discussion. What is that discussion about?
(a) About whether they should go to the police about the attempted kidnapping.
(b) About Patty acting out her need for companionship.
(c) About what the next stage of their plan for Paul should be.
(d) About how they should handle Mel.

5. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?
(a) That it is very interesting.
(b) That it is a rotten occupation.
(c) That it is awfully gross.
(d) That it is totally great.

Short Answer Questions

1. After solving the kidnapping case, when does Spenser hear from Patty again?

2. What is Paul's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?

3. In what city does this story take place?

4. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?

5. Who is the short, dumpy, barrel-bodied man with the ugly wig and an auburn Dynel ski cap who entered Patty's house?

(see the answer key)

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