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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Spenser and Paul looking for after lunch in Chapter 24?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Harry Cimoli.
(c) Mel Giacomin.
(d) Buddy Hartman.

2. What does Spenser tell Paul that they are going to do with Susan's rural property?
(a) Live in one cabin and build a better one.
(b) Hunt, fish, and trap.
(c) Cultivate the land to grow crops.
(d) Cut down all of the trees and clear the land.

3. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?
(a) A green polyester suit, purple shirt, and brown boots.
(b) A grey suit, a purple shirt and tie, and his sneakers.
(c) A tan suit, a blue shirt, a tan tie, and his sneakers.
(d) A tan corduroy jacket, brown pants, a powder blue polyester shirt with dark blue pocket flaps, no tie, black socks, and top-sider shoes.

4. In Chapter 3, after the narrator enters the house and confronts the two people inside, how do the people react?
(a) They are happy.
(b) They are excited.
(c) They are surprised.
(d) They are relieved.

5. Why does Mel's access to "leg breakers" concern Spenser?
(a) Because a normal insurance salesman and real estate agent would not know where to find such individuals.
(b) Because they would get in the way of a court case.
(c) Because Mel's friends could hurt Paul.
(d) Because Mel's friends could hurt Patty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Spenser's solution to the problem discussed in Chapter 23?

3. What is already built on Susan's rural property?

4. In Chapter 2, who is the narrator staking out and trying to find?

5. What is Spenser's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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