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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. Who is the short, dumpy, barrel-bodied man with the ugly wig and an auburn Dynel ski cap who entered Patty's house?
(a) Harold.
(b) Harry.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Buddy.

2. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Spenser do?
(a) Read.
(b) Watches tennis matches on TV.
(c) Go for a run.
(d) Go to his office to catch up on some other cases.

3. What does the narrator buy at Bloomingdale's?
(a) A silver wine bucket.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A pair of sneakers.
(d) A fedora.

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

5. What does Paul ask Spenser about dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?
(a) Whether they could go to the Chinese restarurant where he got the take-out.
(b) Whether he could have the tuna salad sandwich from the deli.
(c) Whether he cooked the meal.
(d) Where he got the pizza.

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 7, what does Patty tell Spenser has happened to Paul?

3. Who is the tall man with the boot camp crew-cut and a navy watch cap who entered Patty's house?

4. Who is inside the building that the narrator enters in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 10, after Patty freshens up and returns to the breakfast table, she and Spenser have a discussion. What is that discussion about?

(see the answer key)

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