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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who threatens to complain to Candy's boss after she says she has a witness to a bribe payoff?
(a) Carol Zogby.
(b) LuAnn Ramsey.
(c) Detective Odell.
(d) Peter Brewster.

3. What does Roger Hammond want from Candy after she shares her suspicions?
(a) Updates on her progress.
(b) Her phone number.
(c) The name of her source.
(d) To help in the investigation.

4. Where do Spenser and Candy head for a drink after leaving the meeting with Roger Hammond?
(a) The Star Cafe.
(b) The commissary.
(c) The Blue Light Bar.
(d) A vending machine.

5. Who else is present when Candy and Spenser make their visit to the Oceania offices?
(a) The person's daughter and attorney.
(b) The CEO and the head of the board of directors.
(c) A security guard and a PR person.
(d) A security guard and the person's daughter.

6. How does Rachel Wallace react to the way Spenser answers the phone?
(a) She calls him stuffy.
(b) She disapproves.
(c) She laughs.
(d) With pride.

7. What does Spenser tell Candy to do when he calls her at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) To get her car and drive straight home.
(b) To call Mickey and have him pick her up.
(c) To get her car and pick him up.
(d) To stay hidden.

8. Who is Candy Sloan?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A curator.
(c) Another private investigator.
(d) A business executive.

9. Who does Spenser intend to tell about his and Candy's late night activity the night before they visit the Oceania offices?
(a) Mickey Rafferty.
(b) Detective Odell.
(c) Susan.
(d) Richard Hammond.

10. What is Roger Hammond's job?
(a) He is the producer of Investigation Now!
(b) He is the CEO of Hammond Enterprises.
(c) He is the owner of a newspaper and a television station.
(d) He is the head of Summit Studios.

11. What does Spenser suggest to Mickey in Chapter 4?
(a) That Mickey is in danger.
(b) That Candy should stop her investigation.
(c) That Mickey should get to know Sam Felton.
(d) That Mickey should see a doctor.

12. What is Mickey's job?
(a) Stunt man.
(b) Camera man.
(c) Security guard.
(d) Personal assistant.

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

14. What does Spenser hear that causes him to drive around the corner at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Screams.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) A building alarm.
(d) Police sirens.

15. What does Mickey tell Spenser in Chapter 3?
(a) That the Sunrise Cafe is very private.
(b) That he suspects Candy's boss.
(c) That he is isn't doing his job.
(d) That the mob is very active in Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives the car on the way back from the meeting with Roger Hammond?

2. What does Spenser do after breakfast in Chapter 3?

3. Who walks Spenser and Candy to their car when they leave Summit Studios?

4. Where does Spenser go with Mickey Rafferty in Chapter 3?

5. Who tells Candy and Spenser that Roger Hammond got the studio into financial trouble?

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