2. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?
(a) Knows that the woman now knows that the narrator knows who she is.
(b) Learning what the woman looks like and that she will possibly call the person for whom the narrator is searching.
(c) He knows that the missing gold jewelry is not in the woman's house.
(d) He will now be able to identify the woman so that she can follow her better.

3. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?
(a) A gold LaCrosse.
(b) A black Buick Regal.
(c) A red MGB with a gold luggage rack.
(d) A Jaguar ZX2.

4. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Paul do?
(a) Build some cabinets for the house.
(b) Build a model sailboat.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Stay with a friend.

5. In Chapter 4, what reasoning does the narrator give for his career choice?
(a) "All the good acting roles were taken."
(b) "I used to be a singer, until I popped my vocal chord."
(c) "It lets me live life on my own terms."
(d) "I couldn't finish medical school."

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

7. Who hires the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Patty Giacomin.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Susan Silverman.

8. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's muscles?
(a) That they are wimpy.
(b) That they are fake.
(c) That they are impressive.
(d) That they are ugly.

9. Who are the two men who force their way into Patty's house in Chapter 11?
(a) Henry and Harry.
(b) Buddy and Harold.
(c) Spenser and Buddy.
(d) Hawk and Harry.

10. In Chapter 10, Spenser says that he did not mind Patty's idea of fancy cooking; but that there was something that he did mind. What was it?
(a) Paul eating his meals in his room.
(b) Not being able to get his runs in regularly.
(c) A growing sense of intimacy.
(d) Not serving beer at dinner.

11. In Chapter 10, after Patty freshens up and returns to the breakfast table, she and Spenser have a discussion. What is that discussion about?
(a) About Patty acting out her need for companionship.
(b) About what the next stage of their plan for Paul should be.
(c) About how they should handle Mel.
(d) About whether they should go to the police about the attempted kidnapping.

12. What is the setting of the first paragraph of Chapter 6?
(a) Lexington, Massachusetts.
(b) Soldier Field.
(c) Times Square.
(d) Madison Square Garden.

13. Who is Elaine Brooks?
(a) Spenser's receptionist.
(b) A witness.
(c) Mel Giacomin's girlfriend.
(d) Spenser's client.

14. Who is Mel Giacomin?
(a) Spenser's client.
(b) Patty's ex-husband and Paul's father.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A hoodlum Spenser knows from the past.

15. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?
(a) To have a stable home life.
(b) To get power and money.
(c) To have a father for Paul.
(d) To keep her from being lonely.