1. Why does Spenser not want a personal relationship with Patty?
(a) Because he is in love with Susan, and because he believes that Paul would think less of him if he were to get involved with Patty.
(b) Because he does not find her attractive.
(c) Because it would be unprofessional and harm his professional reputation.
(d) Because he does not like mixing personal issues with business matters.

2. What does the group decide to have for dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) Canned soup and crackers.
(b) BLTs, homemade bread and butter pickles, cheese, and apples.
(c) PB&Js.
(d) Grilled cheese sandwiches, potato chips, and fruit cocktail.

3. When they arrive at the house in Chapter 4, how does the passenger enter the house?
(a) He runs up the front steps and bursts through the door.
(b) He opens the back door and enters without knocking or any type of announcement.
(c) He pulls out his key and unlocks the side entrance to the house.
(d) He barges in the front door and yells, "Hey! I'm home!"

4. What is Spenser's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?
(a) He asks her to put him on permanent retainer.
(b) He agrees, but acknowledges that guarding them is only a temporary solution.
(c) He tells her that it will not work, and that they must think of something else.
(d) He politely declines the job, and gives her the name of an associate more suited for that type of work.

5. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's muscles?
(a) That they are fake.
(b) That they are impressive.
(c) That they are wimpy.
(d) That they are ugly.