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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 through 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first step that Paul and Spenser work on when building the cabin?
(a) Clearing the land for the foundation.
(b) Reading blueprints for the cabin.
(c) Putting up a fence around the property.
(d) Digging holes for the foundation tubes.

3. Who does Spenser find waiting for him in his office in Chapter 31?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Harry Cotton.
(c) Mel.
(d) Patty.

4. What is the narrator hired to do in Chapter 1?
(a) Locate the client's missing dog, a championship-winning fox terrier.
(b) Investigate the client's spouse.
(c) Find the client's son and bring him back home.
(d) Help the client find out about a blackmailer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mel's access to "leg breakers" concern Spenser?

2. How does the narrator get into room 315?

3. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Spenser do?

4. In Chapter 10, after Patty freshens up and returns to the breakfast table, she and Spenser have a discussion. What is that discussion about?

5. In Chapter 15, Spenser and Paul are discussing Hawk. In that discussion about Hawk, what does Spenser tell Paul that he will help him learn?

(see the answer key)

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