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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 8, when Patty and Spenser are talking at the breakfast table, what conclusion does Spenser come to about Patty, Mel, and Paul's relationship?
(a) That Paul is a trophy that Mel and Patty fight over to hurt each other; and that neither really care about Paul's well-being.
(b) That they could really be a happy family if they all tried a little harder.
(c) That the three of them should go to counseling and work out their issues.
(d) That the divorce really was the most healthy outcome for the family.

2. Who leaves with the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) Patty Giacomin.
(b) Mel Giacomin.
(c) Elaine Brooks.
(d) Paul Giacomin.

3. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?
(a) Learning what the woman looks like and that she will possibly call the person for whom the narrator is searching.
(b) Knows that the woman now knows that the narrator knows who she is.
(c) He knows that the missing gold jewelry is not in the woman's house.
(d) He will now be able to identify the woman so that she can follow her better.

4. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?
(a) A red MGB with a gold luggage rack.
(b) A black Buick Regal.
(c) A Jaguar ZX2.
(d) A gold LaCrosse.

5. In what month does the story begin?
(a) April.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?

2. Who is the short, dumpy, barrel-bodied man with the ugly wig and an auburn Dynel ski cap who entered Patty's house?

3. What does Spenser do for dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?

4. In Chapter 8, how long was the time period that Spenser was gone following breakfast?

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

(see the answer key)

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