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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 is planning on meeting with Franco on the night that Candy is planning to have dinner with Peter Brewster?
(a) Detective Samuelson.
(b) Candy.
(c) Peter Brewster.
(d) Roger Hammond.

2. Who asks Candy out to dinner shortly after she is taken off the corruption story?
(a) Peter Brewster.
(b) Detective Samuelson.
(c) John Arsenault.
(d) Roger Hammond.

3. Why does Candy get defensive towards Spenser after she returns from her dinner date?
(a) She feels guilty about having sex.
(b) She feels he is judging her investigative approach.
(c) She thinks she made a serious mistake in the investigation.
(d) He accuses her of caring more for her career than people.

4. Who does Candy tell Spenser she is going to have dinner with the night after her dinner with him?
(a) Peter Brewster.
(b) Roger Hammond.
(c) No one.
(d) Spenser.

5. Who does Spenser find in Peter Brewster's office when he breaks in, in Chapter 27?
(a) Peter Brewster and a security guard.
(b) Peter Brewster and his attorney.
(c) Roger Hammond and Peter Brewster.
(d) Peter Brewster's secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser go after Candy is told to stop investigating the corruption story?

2. How are Simms and Franco connected?

3. Who does Candy tell Spenser is blackmailing someone else when they have dinner together in Chapter 23?

4. Where does Spenser go at 9:40 the morning after he reports a murder?

5. What does Candy tell Samuelson about the bribe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What leads Spenser to suspect that Franco is running the corruption scheme?

4. Does Detective Samuelson respect Spenser?

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

6. Is Candy attracted to Peter Brewster?

7. Describe Franco's visit to Sam Felton's house.

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

9. What is the importance of Spenser teaching Candy how to shoot a gun?

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

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