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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave Spenser the material he is reading when the novel opens?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His co-worker.
(c) The librarian.
(d) His mother.

2. Who does Spenser find in his hotel lobby in Chapter 3?
(a) Brian Sloan.
(b) Candy Sloan.
(c) A woman he doesn't know.
(d) A man he doesn't know.

3. What does Spenser note about Los Angeles in Chapter 3?
(a) It's sunny and smoggy at the same time.
(b) They have fresh fruit everywhere.
(c) Two streets have the same name.
(d) People look different than they do in Boston.

4. What happens to Candy when she meets the person who called her on the evening of Spenser's arrival?
(a) She is blackmailed.
(b) She is given a packet of confidential files.
(c) She is abducted and beaten.
(d) She is fired.

5. What do Spenser and Candy do after stopping by his hotel on the day she returns to work?
(a) Go to lunch.
(b) She takes a nap.
(c) He makes a phone call to another investigator.
(d) Go to the pharmacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser go by plane in Chapter 2?

2. What does Roger Hammond promise Candy he will do?

3. How does Roger Hammond initially react to Candy and Spenser?

4. Who does Candy Sloan say will pay for Spenser's services?

5. What does the person who calls Spenser in Chapter 3 tell him?

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