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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, one of the men says something about Spenser and guns. What is it?
(a) That Spenser never carries a gun.
(b) That Spenser never was a shooter, and that is what is wrong with him.
(c) That Spenser has had a bad history with guns, and that he should stay away from them.
(d) That Spenser could not hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun full of bird shot.

2. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?
(a) Whether he had decided if he would stay with them and take the job or not.
(b) Whether he was married.
(c) Whether he was lonely.
(d) Whether he wanted lunch.

3. In Chapter 2, who is the narrator staking out and trying to find?
(a) Mel Giacomin.
(b) Harry Cotton.
(c) Susan Silverman.
(d) Hawk.

4. In what city does this story take place?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

5. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?
(a) No one.
(b) A fortune-teller and a bookie.
(c) A pet shop and a dry cleaner.
(d) A bank and a tailor.

6. What does the narrator say to the woman who answers the door in Chapter 2?
(a) That he needs directions.
(b) That he is selling magazine subscriptions.
(c) That he is delivering a package from Mr. Giacomin.
(d) That he is looking for her lost cat.

7. Who is inside the building that the narrator enters in Chapter 3?
(a) Patty Giacomin and Paul Giacomin.
(b) Spenser and Susan Silverman.
(c) Hawk and Henry.
(d) Mel Giacomin and Elaine Brooks.

8. How does the narrator get into room 315?
(a) By acting like a cabbie delivering a package.
(b) By posing like a pizza delivery person.
(c) By breaking in.
(d) By knocking on the door.

9. In Chapter 9, what do Paul and Spenser decide to do for dessert?
(a) Bake a cake together.
(b) Go to Baskin-Robbins for ice cream.
(c) Go to a nearby diner for pie.
(d) Buy some cookies at the corner store.

10. Who is Elaine Brooks?
(a) Mel Giacomin's girlfriend.
(b) Spenser's client.
(c) A witness.
(d) Spenser's receptionist.

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

12. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?
(a) He will now be able to identify the woman so that she can follow her better.
(b) He knows that the missing gold jewelry is not in the woman's house.
(c) Learning what the woman looks like and that she will possibly call the person for whom the narrator is searching.
(d) Knows that the woman now knows that the narrator knows who she is.

13. In Chapter 3, after the narrator enters the house and confronts the two people inside, how do the people react?
(a) They are relieved.
(b) They are surprised.
(c) They are excited.
(d) They are happy.

14. What does Spenser wonder about the female jogger in the beige and blue exercise outfit?
(a) Whether he could ask her for her phone number.
(b) Whether she was married or living with someone.
(c) Whether she would jog with him if he were to offer her money and power.
(d) Whether she was wealthy or poor?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Spenser tells Patty that he does not want a personal relationship with her, what is her reaction?

2. In Chapter 10, what does Patty do in response to Paul's comments about her thoughts on the reality of modern women?

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

4. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Patty ask Spenser when he returns from dropping Paul off at school?

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