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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 trhough 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what reasoning does the narrator give for his career choice?
(a) "All the good acting roles were taken."
(b) "I couldn't finish medical school."
(c) "It lets me live life on my own terms."
(d) "I used to be a singer, until I popped my vocal chord."

2. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?
(a) A fortune-teller and a bookie.
(b) No one.
(c) A pet shop and a dry cleaner.
(d) A bank and a tailor.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where is the narrator sitting?
(a) At the counter of a Dunkin' Donuts.
(b) The narrator's office.
(c) At police headquarters.
(d) Outside an apartment building on Hammond Pond Parkway in Chestnut Hill.

4. What is the narrator hired to do in Chapter 1?
(a) Help the client find out about a blackmailer.
(b) Find the client's son and bring him back home.
(c) Locate the client's missing dog, a championship-winning fox terrier.
(d) Investigate the client's spouse.

5. Who are the two men who force their way into Patty's house in Chapter 11?
(a) Henry and Harry.
(b) Hawk and Harry.
(c) Spenser and Buddy.
(d) Buddy and Harold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What habit does the passenger have that drives the narrator absolutely crazy during their car ride in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 5, what is Patty's first response to Spenser and Paul's entrance?

3. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Paul do?

4. In Chapter 9, what do Paul and Spenser decide to do for dessert?

5. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's muscles?

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