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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. What direction is the room facing?

2. Which of the following does Meade state is a threat to family values?

3. What color hair does Alexander's wife have?

4. What religion does Alexander follow?

5. As what does Farrell hire Spenser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Spenser do when he returns home from his office?

2. How does Spenser counter Morris' threat of blackmail in this section?

3. How does Spenser react to Alexander's telling him about the videotape?

4. How is Alexander being blackmailed?

5. How do Susan and Spenser complement each other?

6. Why do the Alexanders decide to hire Spenser?

7. Why does Spenser say it is necessary to act aggressively towards Alexander in regards to his wife?

8. How does Martin Quirk help Spenser in this section?

9. How is Spenser and Cosgrove's friendship mutually beneficial?

10. How much insight does Paul provide about Spenser's character in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios.

1. The President dies.

2. America is attacked.

3. Drugs become legal.

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

The Spenser books greatly influenced crime fiction. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the book and discuss its similarities with the book in terms of the following;

1. Plot

2. Character

3. Themes.

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