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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. Where is Spenser nearly run off by police after reporting the murder?
(a) Peter Brewster's house.
(b) Oceania offices.
(c) The murder scene.
(d) Summit Studios.

2. 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) The recording is still playing.
(d) It has exploded.

3. Why did Franco kill Sam Felton?
(a) He was afraid Felton would talk about their skimming money.
(b) He was paid to do it by Peter Brewster.
(c) He wanted Sam Felton's share of the skimmed cash.
(d) He was paid to do it by Roger Hammond.

4. What does Candy think that Peter Brewster believes?
(a) That he can get out of the blackmail incident.
(b) That he is acting on behalf of someone he loves.
(c) That she is in love with him.
(d) That he is in love with her.

5. Who gets charged with withholding information in Chapter 18?
(a) Sam Felton.
(b) Candy.
(c) Spenser.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Spenser and Candy do after they discover that Sam Felton is not where they hoped he would be in Chapter 16?

2. What does Spenser dream about at the end of the novel?

3. Who does Spenser tell to call Detective Samuelson?

4. What does Candy tell Spenser that Peter Brewster has when they have dinner together in Chapter 23?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Candy and Spenser go to visit Sam Felton?

2. Why does Candy refuse to let Spenser console her in Chapter 12?

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

4. Why does Spenser decide to tell Detective Samuelson about the bribe?

5. What indications are there that Candy and Spenser are in danger at Sam Felton's house?

6. Why does Candy hinder the police investigation into Mickey Rafferty's death?

7. Is Candy attracted to Peter Brewster?

8. What is the connection between Peter Brewster and Sam Felton?

9. Describe the events leading to Candy's death at the oil field.

10. How does Candy react to being told to stop working on the corruption investigation story?

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