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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives the car on the way back from the meeting with Roger Hammond?

2. Where does Spenser go by plane in Chapter 2?

3. What does Spenser tell Candy to do as they are leaving Summit Studios?

4. What does Roger Hammond promise Candy he will do?

5. What do Spenser and Candy do after stopping by his hotel on the day she returns to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Candy's conversation with Peter Brewster.

2. Is Richard Hammond a powerful man?

3. Is Spenser an intelligent person?

4. Is Spenser a sympathetic person?

5. What kind of person is Candy?

6. Is Candy concerned about other people?

7. Describe the relationship between Richard Hammond and the mob.

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

9. Describe Spenser's personality.

10. Describe Spenser's feelings about Los Angeles.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sex in A Savage Place is used, much like murder, as a means to an end.

1) What does Spenser and Candy's one night stand represent?

2) How is the fact that Candy and Peter Brewster have sex important to the pace of the story?

3) How are sex, murder and the movie industry connected in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Other than Spenser, are there any characters in the novel that can be described as trustworthy or honest? Use examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The relationships in A Savage Place are a bit complex. Answer the following questions on the relationships that follow.

1) How is Spenser's ability to act as a bodyguard affected once he has sex with Candy?

2) How is the reader's perception of Spenser based on his relationships with others?

3) Does Candy use the men she is involved with, or does she genuinely care for them?

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