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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. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?
(a) A pet shop and a dry cleaner.
(b) No one.
(c) A fortune-teller and a bookie.
(d) A bank and a tailor.

2. When they arrive at the house in Chapter 4, how does the passenger enter the house?
(a) He pulls out his key and unlocks the side entrance to the house.
(b) He opens the back door and enters without knocking or any type of announcement.
(c) He barges in the front door and yells, "Hey! I'm home!"
(d) He runs up the front steps and bursts through the door.

3. What is the setting of the first paragraph of Chapter 6?
(a) Soldier Field.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) Lexington, Massachusetts.
(d) Times Square.

4. In Chapter 2, who is the narrator staking out and trying to find?
(a) Harry Cotton.
(b) Susan Silverman.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Mel Giacomin.

5. In Chapter 3, what does the man keep calling the narrator?
(a) Pal.
(b) Spenser.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the story begin?

2. In what city does this story take place?

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

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

5. Who is Elaine Brooks?

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