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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 does Spenser predict that Ronni will one day be involved in?

2. Where does Spenser want Linda to help him enter?

3. What does Susan say work helps her to discover?

4. What does Gerry have installed in his bedroom and bathroom?

5. What has Paul come to Boston to celebrate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Browne make Spenser realize about Joe Broz in Chapter 26?

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

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

6. Why does Broz say he attacked Spenser?

7. What does Spenser observe while spying on Gerry Broz?

8. What does Spenser say he admires about Susan in this section?

9. What realization does Spenser come to about Susan while he is out on his run?

10. What do Spenser and Quirk talk about in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Robert B. Parker say about the nature of relationships and love? How does he use the main characters and story to express his view?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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