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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. What does Spenser do for dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?
(a) He gets take-out from a Chinese restarurant just down the corner from his office.
(b) He stops by a deli on his way home and picks up some sandwiches.
(c) He makes pork chops with pineapple cream sauce, rice, and a salad.
(d) He orders out for pizza.

2. After the eviction, what was the narrator's new address?
(a) Speer and I-25.
(b) Berkley and Height Ashbury.
(c) It was the same as the previous address.
(d) Boylston Street and the corner of Berkley.

3. What habit does the passenger have that drives the narrator absolutely crazy during their car ride in Chapter 4?
(a) He will not talk and blinks alot.
(b) He shrugs his shoulders in response to almost every question that he is asked.
(c) He chain smokes.
(d) He shakes his head and says that he does not know the answer to every question that he is asked.

4. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?
(a) Mel Giacomin's cleaning lady.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Paul Giacomin.
(d) Buddy Hartman.

5. In Chapter 3, after the narrator enters the house and confronts the two people inside, how do the people react?
(a) They are happy.
(b) They are relieved.
(c) They are excited.
(d) They are surprised.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?

2. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?

3. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?

4. When Spenser tells Patty that he does not want a personal relationship with her, what is her reaction?

5. After solving the kidnapping case, when does Spenser hear from Patty again?

(see the answer key)

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