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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Spenser to speak rudely to Peter Brewster?
(a) A picture he sees on Brewster's desk.
(b) His rudeness to Candy.
(c) Something Detective Odell tells him.
(d) The way his assistant treats them.

2. What do Spenser and Candy do the night they meet with Roger Hammond and have drinks together?
(a) Observe a beating.
(b) Sleep together.
(c) Go skinny-dipping.
(d) Break into an office.

3. What does Candy Sloan tell Spenser she does NOT want him to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Investigate the case.
(b) Drink on the job.
(c) Go to the 3rd floor.
(d) Talk to her boss.

4. What does Spenser do after breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) Goes for a run.
(b) Checks his email.
(c) Goes to a gym.
(d) Completes a crossword puzzle.

5. What does Spenser tell Candy to do as they are leaving Summit Studios?
(a) Wait in the car while he runs back inside.
(b) Act naturally.
(c) Take a few odd turns.
(d) Call Hammond's office.

6. How does Spenser answer the phone in Chapter 1?
(a) Professionally.
(b) By saying, Spense here.
(c) He lets the machine pick up.
(d) By pretending to be someone else.

7. How does Spenser dress in Chapter 3?
(a) In a casual suit.
(b) In jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) In a seersucker suit.
(d) In a business suit and tie.

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

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

10. Who drives the car on the way back from the meeting with Roger Hammond?
(a) Spenser.
(b) Candy.
(c) No one, the engine won't start.
(d) No one, the tires are flat.

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

12. What best describes Mickey Rafferty's appearance?
(a) Tall and lanky.
(b) Unkempt and gritty.
(c) Short and tough-looking.
(d) Professional and clean.

13. Under what circumstances do Candy and Spenser leave Roger Hammond's office?
(a) They are kicked out by Hammond.
(b) They leave out a back door.
(c) Hammond's secretary tells him he has an appointment.
(d) Hammond walks them to the parking lot.

14. What does Candy Sloan say she would rather NOT do when she talks to Spenser on the phone?
(a) Fly.
(b) Drive.
(c) Give details over the phone.
(d) Give details using email.

15. 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 stay hidden.
(c) To call Mickey and have him pick her up.
(d) To get her car and pick him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Spenser the material he is reading when the novel opens?

2. Who first calls Spenser in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Candy go to meet the person who called her on the day that Spenser arrived in town?

4. How does Roger Hammond react when Candy shares her corruption suspicions?

5. What does Rachel Wallace tell Spenser to expect?

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