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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 deduce from his investigation in Chapter 27?
(a) That the deed is fake.
(b) That Mel is committing insurance fraud by burning down some of the properties that he insures.
(c) That someone is setting Paul up for his father's murder.
(d) That the will is fake.

2. What does the man sitting at the desk in Chapter 25 look like?
(a) Scrawny, potbellied, with long, dirty fingernails and yellow teeth. His hair was the color of a Norway rat, and very thin.
(b) He was very businesslike; a crisp suit, spectacles, and a red tie.
(c) He was very fit, with well-defined muscles and a crew haircut.
(d) He was enormous; with thin blonde hair and the face of a bull mastiff.

3. In Chapter 9, what do Paul and Spenser decide to do for dessert?
(a) Go to a nearby diner for pie.
(b) Buy some cookies at the corner store.
(c) Go to Baskin-Robbins for ice cream.
(d) Bake a cake together.

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

5. What do Spenser, Paul, and Susan do on Sunday in Chapter 30?
(a) Go to the Miami Metro Zoo.
(b) Go to the Asia House and look at photographs of China.
(c) Go to Rittenhouse Square.
(d) Go to the Chiago Air & Water Show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser catch a ride to in Chapter 13?

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 is Paul's response to Spenser's plans for the property?

4. In Chapter 15, Spenser and Paul are discussing Hawk. In that discussion about Hawk, what does Spenser tell Paul that he will help him learn?

5. What is the first step that Paul and Spenser work on when building the cabin?

(see the answer key)

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