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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After solving the kidnapping case, when does Spenser hear from Patty again?
(a) In October.
(b) In May.
(c) In December.
(d) In April.

2. What is already built on Susan's rural property?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A well for fresh water.
(c) A rustic hunting cabin.
(d) The foundation for a new house.

3. In Chapter 4, what reasoning does the narrator give for his career choice?
(a) "All the good acting roles were taken."
(b) "I used to be a singer, until I popped my vocal chord."
(c) "It lets me live life on my own terms."
(d) "I couldn't finish medical school."

4. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?
(a) Knows that the woman now knows that the narrator knows who she is.
(b) He will now be able to identify the woman so that she can follow her better.
(c) He knows that the missing gold jewelry is not in the woman's house.
(d) Learning what the woman looks like and that she will possibly call the person for whom the narrator is searching.

5. In Chapter 11, one of the men says something about Spenser and guns. What is it?
(a) That Spenser could not hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun full of bird shot.
(b) That Spenser never was a shooter, and that is what is wrong with him.
(c) That Spenser has had a bad history with guns, and that he should stay away from them.
(d) That Spenser never carries a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does the man keep calling the narrator?

2. When they arrive at the house in Chapter 4, how does the passenger enter the house?

3. Where does Spenser catch a ride to in Chapter 13?

4. In Chapter 17, what physical activity do Spenser and Paul engage in?

5. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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