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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 does Peter Brewster call at the end of Chapter 11?

2. What is the relationship between Mickey and Candy?

3. Who first calls Spenser in Chapter 1?

4. What happens to Candy when she meets the person who called her on the evening of Spenser's arrival?

5. Who is Rachel Wallace?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Candy concerned about other people?

2. Describe Candy's conversation with Peter Brewster.

3. How does their one night stand affect the working relationship between Candy and Spenser?

4. What is revealed about Spenser by the way he deals with the man who follows Candy in Chapter 7?

5. Does Spenser have a strong sense of morals?

6. Is Spenser a sympathetic person?

7. What kind of person is Candy?

8. Describe Candy's abduction.

9. Describe Spenser's feelings about Los Angeles.

10. How does Spenser first hear about Candy Sloan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rejection of authority in A Savage Place is an important theme in both character and plot development. Analyze the importance of each character's response to authority in the story: Spenser, Candy, the mob, Sam Felton and Peter Brewster.

Essay Topic 2

The character of Spenser is one used by author Robert B. Parker in a numerous series of novels. What is it about the character of Spenser that makes readers want to read about him more than once? Discuss the specific character traits that make Spenser likable and easy for readers to relate to.

Essay Topic 3

Many elements of A Savage Place seem ready made for the big screen: car chases, sex, corruption and murder, all on a large scale. Imagine that the author wrote this novel, not as a detective story, but as a narrative of the event. What elements would need to be changed? Consider things like names, settings, and events in your response.

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