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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. Why does Spenser not want a personal relationship with Patty?
(a) Because it would be unprofessional and harm his professional reputation.
(b) Because he does not like mixing personal issues with business matters.
(c) Because he does not find her attractive.
(d) 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.

2. In Chapter 5, what is Patty's first response to Spenser and Paul's entrance?
(a) She throws her arms around Paul and gives him a big hug.
(b) "Oh, Paul, I didn't expect you so soon."
(c) "Where were you?"
(d) She cries and runs to her son.

3. 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.

4. How does the narrator enter the building in Chapter 3?
(a) By knocking on the door and acting like a census taker.
(b) By breaking in.
(c) By walking in through the open front door.
(d) By ringing the bell and posing as a messenger.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Spenser do after breakfast?
(a) Go to his office and check his messages.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Go out for a run.
(d) Take a walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was at home with Patty when Spenser and Paul arrived in Chapter 5?

2. Which one of the men who enter Patty's house in Chapter 11 does Spenser know?

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

4. What is the first question that the narrator asks the passenger in Chapter 4 after leaving the house?

5. What did Paul say about his own father and cooking?

(see the answer key)

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