1. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?
(a) That it is awfully gross.
(b) That it is very interesting.
(c) That it is totally great.
(d) That it is a rotten occupation.

2. 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:
(a) "That we get a lot further batting our eyes and wiggling our butts."
(b) That women really need self-actualization.
(c) "Women are so boring...I need men."
(d) That there is more to life than being a mother and housewife.

3. What is the narrator hired to do in Chapter 1?
(a) Help the client find out about a blackmailer.
(b) Investigate the client's spouse.
(c) Locate the client's missing dog, a championship-winning fox terrier.
(d) Find the client's son and bring him back home.

4. Why does Spenser not want a personal relationship with Patty?
(a) Because he does not like mixing personal issues with business matters.
(b) Because it would be unprofessional and harm his professional reputation.
(c) Because he is in love with Susan, and because he believes that Paul would think less of him if he were to get involved with Patty.
(d) Because he does not find her attractive.

5. What is the first question that the narrator asks the passenger in Chapter 4 after leaving the house?
(a) "Name's Spenser with an S, like the Poet. I'm in the Boston Book. Under Tough. Heard of me?"
(b) "Smart. I like a man who gets out of a marriage gracefully. Don't you?"
(c) "Package for Ms. Brooks. She 'ere?"
(d) "Who would you rather live with, your mother or your father?