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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 Spenser call and share his suspicions with about Franco and Felton?
2. Who does Spenser tell to call Detective Samuelson?
3. Why does Candy tell Spenser she is afraid in the beginning of Chapter 12?
4. Who calls Candy to apologize for his behavior soon after she is taken off the corruption story?
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 does Spenser go to Peter Brewster's office after Candy is killed?
2. Is Candy attracted to Peter Brewster?
3. How do Candy and Spenser get into Sam Felton's house?
4. Does Candy feel safe around Peter Brewster?
5. Describe Spenser's relationship with Detective Samuelson.
6. What does Candy learn about the corruption investigation from Peter Brewster?
7. Why do Candy and Spenser go to visit Sam Felton?
8. Why does Spenser refuse the extra week's pay he is offered by Candy's boss?
9. What leads Spenser to suspect that Sam Felton is behind the attacks on Candy?
10. Why does Candy refuse to let Spenser console her in Chapter 12?
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
Morality in A Savage Place is often shown in shades of gray rather than in black and white. Compare Spenser and Candy in regards to having a strong sense of morals. Discuss how their morality differs, if they stand up for what they believe in, and how these things impact their lives in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Despite Candy's desire to succeed in a man's world, her ultimate goal of breaking the corruption story was ultimately completed, after her death, by Spenser. What message is the author trying to send about women in the story? How do this character's actions, and her reliance on and use of the men in the story, affect that theme?
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