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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Spenser go at 9:40 the morning after he reports a murder?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To Peter Brewster's office.
(c) To Summit Studios.
(d) For a run.

2. What does Candy decide to reveal to the police about Mickey's involvement in the corruption investigation in Chapter 16?
(a) She tells them Mickey witnessed a bribe.
(b) She tells them she has an anonymous source.
(c) She gives them a false lead.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does Spenser dream about at the end of the novel?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Candy.
(c) LA.
(d) Susan.

4. What happens to Peter Brewster's car when Spenser returns to it after following the loud noises?
(a) It is gone.
(b) It is headed staight at him.
(c) It has exploded.
(d) The recording is still playing.

5. What best describes Sam Felton as he answers Candy's questions?
(a) Helpful.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Assured.
(d) Arrogant.

6. What does Spenser see on the night of Candy's first dinner date after she is taken off the corruption story?
(a) A movie about an abduction.
(b) The news director of the station with Franco in a bar.
(c) Candy having sex with her date.
(d) Franco, in a cab.

7. What does Spenser do on the day that Candy tells him she will be in the studio all day?
(a) Tours LA.
(b) Works at the studio.
(c) Follows someone else.
(d) Meets with Detective Samuelson.

8. What does Spenser place between the cushions of his seat while Candy questions Sam Felton?
(a) His cell phone.
(b) A disc.
(c) His gun.
(d) A recording device.

9. What is Peter Brewster's reaction to Spenser's appearance in his office?
(a) He threatens to ruin Spenser's future.
(b) He is calm and unruffled.
(c) He tries to calm Spenser and offers him a drink.
(d) He and a security guard attack Spenser.

10. Who do Candy and Spenser suspect keeps sending the thugs after them?
(a) Roger Hammond.
(b) Sam Felton.
(c) Detective Samuelson.
(d) Peter Brewster.

11. What do Spenser and Candy do after they discover that Sam Felton is not where they hoped he would be in Chapter 16?
(a) Look up Sam's address in the phone book.
(b) Call Detective Samuelson.
(c) Have a picnic in Candy's car.
(d) Place a bet on a horse named Last Best Shot.

12. What does Candy tell Spenser that Peter Brewster has when they have dinner together in Chapter 23?
(a) A softer side.
(b) Mob connections.
(c) A lease in Roger Hammond's name.
(d) An aging mother he cares for.

13. What does Candy tell Samuelson about the bribe?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That she got an anonymous tip.
(c) That she is the witness.
(d) That Mickey is the witness.

14. What message is at Candy's house the day after Samuelson's visit?
(a) A note from a police detective on a business card.
(b) A note on a rock thrown through the window.
(c) A phone message.
(d) A letter.

15. Where does Detective Samuelson take Spenser at the end of the novel?
(a) To the airport.
(b) To lunch.
(c) To Candy's apartment.
(d) To jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Spenser and Candy received at the place they look for Sam Felton, in Chapter 16?

2. Why does Candy get defensive towards Spenser after she returns from her dinner date?

3. What does Spenser hear after finding Peter Brewster's car the night of the meeting with Franco?

4. By the end of Chapter 18, who does Spenser suspect of being behind the bribes, murders, and the attacks on Candy?

5. Who asks Candy out to dinner shortly after she is taken off the corruption story?

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