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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is true of Candy when Spenser first sees her in Chapter 3?
(a) She is wearing a red suit.
(b) She is yelling at her brother.
(c) She is giving orders to others.
(d) Her face is bruised.

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

3. What does the person who calls Spenser in Chapter 3 tell him?
(a) That he is needed back in Boston.
(b) That his credit card has been denied.
(c) That Candy wants to meet with him at ten.
(d) That Candy has been hurt.

4. How does Roger Hammond initially react to Candy and Spenser?
(a) He's polite, but reserved.
(b) He's suspicious of their motives.
(c) He's pleasant and helpful.
(d) He's rude and offensive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spenser tell Candy to do as they are leaving Summit Studios?

2. What industry is the topic of Candy Sloan's work?

3. Where do Spenser and Candy share drinks after their meeting with Roger Hammond?

4. Under what circumstances do Candy and Spenser leave Roger Hammond's office?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mickey's hostility toward Spenser resolved?

2. How are Candy's fears of sexism confirmed during her visit to Richard Hammond?

3. Does Spenser have a strong sense of morals?

4. Describe Richard Hammond's reaction to Candy's allegations of corruption.

5. Why does Candy send someone else to pick up Spenser his first morning in Los Angeles?

6. Describe Spenser's personality.

7. Is Candy's ambition a positive trait?

8. What is the tone of Spenser's first conversation with Candy Sloan?

9. What is revealed about Spenser by the way he deals with the man who follows Candy in Chapter 7?

10. Is Spenser a sympathetic person?

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