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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was at home with Patty when Spenser and Paul arrived in Chapter 5?
(a) Stephen Court.
(b) Mel Giacomin.
(c) Harry Cotton.
(d) Susan Silverman.

3. Who hires the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Susan Silverman.
(b) Patty Giacomin.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Hawk.

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

5. Who were some of the narrator's new neighbors?
(a) A dancer, a lawyer, a restaurant, and a newspaper agency.
(b) A bookie and a fortune teller.
(c) Brooks Brothers, a bank, Bonwit Teller, Police Headquarters, and an ad agency.
(d) A nosy old lady, a card shark, a lawyer, and a bar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Elaine Brooks?

3. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?

4. What is the setting of the first paragraph of Chapter 6?

5. What new character is introduced in Chapter 6?

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