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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. Where does Spenser catch a ride to in Chapter 13?
(a) Susan's house in Smithfield.
(b) Mel's house in Andover.
(c) Spenser's apartment in Boston.
(d) Patty's house in Lexington.

2. In Chapter 8, what does Patty inform Spenser in relation to the upcoming weekend?
(a) That Mel is coming to visit Paul because it is his court-ordered visitation day.
(b) That Susan is having a grand party at the house.
(c) That Paul has a doctor's appointment.
(d) That he and Paul will be alone because she is going to New York.

3. Who is Mortimer Snerd?
(a) A nerdy TV personality.
(b) A ventriloquist's dummy.
(c) A cartoon character.
(d) An author.

4. What do Spenser and Hawk do together at the Harbour Health Club?
(a) They go for a run.
(b) They get into a kind of speed-bag show, punching the bag together.
(c) They hit the heavy bag together.
(d) They engage in circuit training.

5. What does the group decide to have for dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) Grilled cheese sandwiches, potato chips, and fruit cocktail.
(b) BLTs, homemade bread and butter pickles, cheese, and apples.
(c) PB&Js.
(d) Canned soup and crackers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does this story take place?

2. What does Spenser plan to do with the information that he finds in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

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