1. In Chapter 10, Spenser tells Patty that he can put her in touch with the feminist writer, Rachel Wallace. Patty responds that feminist theory is all well and good on paper, but that it is not successful in reality. Spenser asks her what the term, successful means in the "real world"; and Patty's response is:
(a) "That we get a lot further batting our eyes and wiggling our butts."
(b) "Women are so boring...I need men."
(c) That there is more to life than being a mother and housewife.
(d) That women really need self-actualization.

2. Why does Spenser not want a personal relationship with Patty?
(a) Because he is in love with Susan, and because he believes that Paul would think less of him if he were to get involved with Patty.
(b) Because it would be unprofessional and harm his professional reputation.
(c) Because he does not like mixing personal issues with business matters.
(d) Because he does not find her attractive.

3. 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 orders out for pizza.
(c) He makes pork chops with pineapple cream sauce, rice, and a salad.
(d) He gets take-out from a Chinese restarurant just down the corner from his office.

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

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