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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Susan say about Spenser's personality in Chapter 20?
(a) That he is fun-loving and adventurous.
(b) That he is unpredictable.
(c) That he is predictable.
(d) That he works too hard to thwart people's expectations.

2. Why does Mel's access to "leg breakers" concern Spenser?
(a) Because a normal insurance salesman and real estate agent would not know where to find such individuals.
(b) Because Mel's friends could hurt Paul.
(c) Because Mel's friends could hurt Patty.
(d) Because they would get in the way of a court case.

3. Where does Spenser have Paul stay in Chapter 23?
(a) At the cabin by himself.
(b) With Harry Cimoli.
(c) With Susan.
(d) With Hawk.

4. Which one of the men who enter Patty's house in Chapter 11 does Spenser know?
(a) Harold.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Harry.
(d) Hawk.

5. What does Spenser wear on Saturday morning in Chapter 19?
(a) A brown suit, dark blue shirt, a dark blue tie, and brown shoes.
(b) A blue suit, a white shirt, a blue tie with red stripes on it, and black shoes.
(c) A black suit, a black shirt, a white tie, and black shoes.
(d) A white suit, pink shirt, white tie, and white shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?

2. What does Spenser need to learn more than anything else if he is to survive?

3. In Chapter 10, Spenser tells Patty that he can put her in touch with the feminist writer, Rachel Wallace. Patty responds that feminist theory is all well and good on paper, but that it is not successful in reality. Spenser asks her what the term, successful means in the "real world"; and Patty's response is:

4. Why does Patty refuse to report Mel's actions to the police?

5. Who are Spenser and Paul looking for after lunch in Chapter 24?

(see the answer key)

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