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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 Spenser do after breakfast?
(a) Take a walk.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Go to his office and check his messages.
(d) Go out for a run.

2. In Chapter 8, how long was the time period that Spenser was gone following breakfast?
(a) All day.
(b) Four hours.
(c) About two hours.
(d) About an hour and fifteen minutes.

3. Who is Mel Giacomin?
(a) Spenser's client.
(b) A hoodlum Spenser knows from the past.
(c) A dentist.
(d) Patty's ex-husband and Paul's father.

4. What book is Spenser reading in Chapter 7?
(a) A Distant Mirror.
(b) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

5. Who is the tall man with the boot camp crew-cut and a navy watch cap who entered Patty's house?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Harold.
(d) Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, after Patty freshens up and returns to the breakfast table, she and Spenser have a discussion. What is that discussion about?

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

3. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 9, what do Paul and Spenser decide to do for dessert?

5. In Chapter 7, what is Patty's "plan" for Spenser?

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