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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cynthia's husband buy from Gerry?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Hashish.
(c) Speed.
(d) Cocaine.

2. Who does Spenser follow in this section?
(a) Gerry Broz.
(b) Ronni Alexander.
(c) Joe Broz.
(d) Susan.

3. Who is sitting next to Spenser when he wakes up in the hospital?
(a) Wayne Cosgrove.
(b) Susan.
(c) Martin Quirk.
(d) James Hawk.

4. What does Hawk say Joe would rather do than deal with himself, Quirk and Spenser?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Disown his own son.
(c) Kill Browne.
(d) Give up.

5. What does Browne ask Spenser to do?
(a) Stop his investigation.
(b) Work for him.
(c) Meet him again.
(d) Kill Gerry Broz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Spenser call at the Boston Globe?

2. Who do Paul and Spenser talk about after Paige retires to bed?

3. What does Spenser say he admires about Susan as she shops?

4. What does Spenser say love is?

5. Where does Spenser visit in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What insights does Spenser make about the case in Chapter 25?

2. What progress does Spenser make in the investigation at the beginning of Chapter 25?

3. What does Spenser say about his relationship with Susan at the end of the novel?

4. What does Spenser observe at Gerry's party?

5. Why does Broz say he attacked Spenser?

6. How does Spenser persuade Cynthia Knox to talk to him?

7. What insight does Susan make about the case?

8. What does Spenser discuss with Paul in this section?

9. How does Spenser try to help Cynthia in this section?

10. What do Spenser and Susan discuss at dinner?

(see the answer keys)

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