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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 through 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Spenser say about ballet dancers?
(a) That they are fine athletes and gifted artists.
(b) That dancing is for girls.
(c) That ballet dancing is a very admirable profession.
(d) That they are talentless hacks.

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

3. What does the man at the desk threaten to do in Chapter 25?
(a) To kill Spenser if he does not stay out of his business.
(b) To burglarize Spenser's office.
(c) To keep Paul for ransom.
(d) To kidnap Susan.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Patty tell Spenser has happened to Paul?
(a) That a strange man approached Paul on his way home from school, and told him that his father wanted to see him. When Paul would not go with him, the man got out of his car and started to chase him.
(b) That Paul tried to run away to his father's house.
(c) That the person whom she hired to babysit Paul while she was out, turned out to be one of Mel's henchmen who tried to kidnap Paul.
(d) That his father came to Paul's school and tried to take him out of class.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?

2. In Chapter 3, after the narrator enters the house and confronts the two people inside, how do the people react?

3. On their trip to North Conway in Chapter 16, what does Spenser tell Paul is "against the rules"?

4. What do Spenser and Paul have for lunch in Chapter 21?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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