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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Spenser call, asking them to find out what they can about Dr. Croft?

2. According to Henry, how does Vic get fired from a health club?

3. What has happened to Croft?

4. When Spenser goes back to the front and tells Trask what has happened to Croft, how does the police officer appear?

5. What does Race say about Vic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Susan arrives at the party?

2. What takes place between Susan and Spenser?

3. Why does Margery scream?

4. What happens when Spenser follows Vic?

5. What does Spenser learn about Maguire's death?

6. What happens when Spenser follows Vic to a motel?

7. How does Spenser find the Bartletts when he returns?

8. What does Spenser discover when he returns to the Bartlett home?

9. How is Margery dressed at the party?

10. What happens when Spenser arrives at Vic's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Spenser gains many clues through Vic.

Part 1) How does he encounter Vic? How does he prepare for these encounters?

Part 2) What clues does he receive through Vic? How are these clues significant?

Part 3) Are any of these clues necessary for finding Kevin? If so, which ones and why? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

Spenser interrogates Dr. Croft.

Part 1) Why does he interrogate him? How does Dr. Croft respond to this?

Part 2) How does his response affect his life?

Part 3) Why might Dr. Croft have been involved in the activity about which Spenser interrogates him? How does he benefit from it?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, clues are gathered regarding Kevin's apparent kidnapping.

Part 1) How does Spenser gather clues? Is it all by skill or is luck involved? Explain.

Part 2) How do the beliefs about this kidnapping change as clues are gathered?

Part 3) What clues and events foreshadow the truth about Kevin's disappearance?

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