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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. Who does Candy Sloan say will pay for Spenser's services?
(a) Her trust fund.
(b) Her employer.
(c) She will pay.
(d) Her business.

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

3. What is the relationship between Mickey and Candy?
(a) He thinks she is his girlfriend.
(b) She once interviewed him for a story.
(c) They have never met.
(d) They are brother and sister.

4. Who is Susan?
(a) Spenser's girlfriend.
(b) Spenser's mother.
(c) Spenser's landlady.
(d) The person Spenser is reading about.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mickey's job?

2. What is Roger Hammond's job?

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

4. What is Oceania Limited?

5. What does Candy Sloan say she would rather NOT do when she talks to Spenser on the phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Spenser a sympathetic person?

2. What clues does Spenser have in Chapters 6 and 7 that tell him Candy is on the right track with her investigation?

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

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

5. How does Candy feel about Spenser aiding her with the investigation?

6. How well do Spenser and Candy work together?

7. Why does Spenser avoid the police sirens coming around the corner at the end of Chapter 7?

8. Is Richard Hammond a powerful man?

9. Describe Spenser's feelings about Los Angeles.

10. Does Richard Hammond feel threatened by Candy's questions?

(see the answer keys)

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