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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 does Spenser do at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Visits Detective Samuelson without telling Candy.
(b) Arranges a meeting with a reporter.
(c) Teaches Candy how to use a gun.
(d) Plants a bug in Mickey Raffety's apartment.

2. What do Candy and Spenser argue about after Samuelson leaves?
(a) Telling Mickey what Samuelson said.
(b) Samuelson and Susan.
(c) Talking to the police.
(d) Keeping Candy safe.

3. By the end of Chapter 18, who does Spenser suspect of being behind the bribes, murders, and the attacks on Candy?
(a) Sam Felton.
(b) Roger Hammond.
(c) Franco.
(d) Peter Brewster.

4. Who do Candy and Spenser plan to go talk to, after hearing the message about Felton?
(a) Andre LaPointe.
(b) Mickey Rafferty.
(c) Detective Samuelson.
(d) Sam Felton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Candy's response when Spenser tries to console her in Chapter 12?

2. Who does Candy say she is angry with when Spenser tries to console her in Chapter 12?

3. Who is planning on meeting with Franco on the night that Candy is planning to have dinner with Peter Brewster?

4. Who gets charged with withholding information in Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Candy learn about the corruption investigation from Peter Brewster?

2. Why does Spenser refuse the extra week's pay he is offered by Candy's boss?

3. How do Candy and Spenser get into Sam Felton's house?

4. Why does Spenser go to Peter Brewster's office after Candy is killed?

5. Why does Spenser lock himself in the office with Brewster and Simms?

6. Describe what happens when Spenser confronts Brewster at the Oceania offices.

7. Is Candy attracted to Peter Brewster?

8. What leads Spenser to suspect that Sam Felton is behind the attacks on Candy?

9. Which characters in the novel get what they deserve?

10. How does Candy feel about using sex to get information from Peter Brewster?

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