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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 is Alexander doing in the film?

2. What is the name of the friend Spenser meets in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Spenser visit in Chapter 11?

4. What is the name of Alexander's wife?

5. Who does Cosgrove say he has to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cosgrove tell Spenser about Alexander and his political team?

2. How do Susan and Spenser complement each other?

3. Describe Spenser.

4. What does Spenser find out about Joe Broz in this section?

5. What does Alexander say he plans to do if he can't find a way out of the blackmail?

6. Why does Farrell say he needs a body guard?

7. How does going to Georgetown help Spenser's case?

8. How is Alexander being blackmailed?

9. What move does Spenser make when Morris leaves his office?

10. Why is Spenser so sad at the end of the section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of Parker's previous book and contrast it with THE WIDENING GYRE in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the book differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

How accurate do the students think is Robert B. Parker's representation of detective work? Why does Spenser make a good detective? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

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