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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. What favor does Patty ask of Spenser in Chapter 5?
(a) That Spenser move in as their permanent bodyguard.
(b) That Spenser take Paul out to dinner because she has plans.
(c) That Spenser stay the night and protect her and Paul.
(d) That Spenser serve Mel with a restraining order.

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

3. In what city does this story take place?
(a) New York City.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Boston.

4. Where does the narrator follow the woman to in Chapter 3?
(a) Harry Cotton's condominium.
(b) Mel Giacomin's house.
(c) Spenser's office.
(d) Hawk's gym.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Patty ask Spenser when he returns from dropping Paul off at school?
(a) Whether he thought that she and Mel should get back together.
(b) Whether he likes the peignoir that she is wearing.
(c) Whether he would go with her to the grocery store for a few items.
(d) Whether he would like to move in permanently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?

2. In what month does the story begin?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where is the narrator sitting?

4. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?

5. What does the narrator buy at Bloomingdale's?

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