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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 do Candy and Spenser eat lunch with at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Detective Samuelson.
(b) The station manager.
(c) Peter Brewster.
(d) A news director.

2. How are Spenser and Candy received at the place they look for Sam Felton, in Chapter 16?
(a) They are escorted out by security.
(b) They are not allowed in.
(c) They go unnoticed.
(d) They are invited to wait for Sam.

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

4. Who does Spenser say killed Candy and Franco, when he is in Peter Brewster's office?
(a) Roger Hammond.
(b) Peter Brewster.
(c) Rollie Simms.
(d) Matt Bezek.

5. What does Spenser hear after finding Peter Brewster's car the night of the meeting with Franco?
(a) Roger Hammond's confession.
(b) Candy's voice giving him directions.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Raised voices and shouts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who calls Candy to apologize for his behavior soon after she is taken off the corruption story?

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

4. What does Spenser do on the day that Candy tells him she will be in the studio all day?

5. What is discovered in the dumpster at a Holiday Inn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prediction does Spenser make about Franco, and what is it's result?

2. What does Spenser do after finding Candy's dead body?

3. What are Spenser's feelings about Candy's relationship with Peter Brewster?

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

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

6. Describe Spenser's relationship with Detective Samuelson.

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

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

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

10. Does Spenser respect Candy?

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