2. In Chapter 8, how long was the time period that Spenser was gone following breakfast?
(a) Four hours.
(b) All day.
(c) About two hours.
(d) About an hour and fifteen minutes.

3. Which one of the men who enter Patty's house in Chapter 11 does Spenser know?
(a) Harold.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Harry.

4. Who was at home with Patty when Spenser and Paul arrived in Chapter 5?
(a) Susan Silverman.
(b) Mel Giacomin.
(c) Stephen Court.
(d) Harry Cotton.

5. 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.

6. What does Spenser wonder about the female jogger in the beige and blue exercise outfit?
(a) Whether she would jog with him if he were to offer her money and power.
(b) Whether she was wealthy or poor?
(c) Whether she was married or living with someone.
(d) Whether he could ask her for her phone number.

7. In Chapter 10, Spenser tells Patty that he can put her in touch with the feminist writer, Rachel Wallace. Patty responds that feminist theory is all well and good on paper, but that it is not successful in reality. Spenser asks her what the term, successful means in the "real world"; and Patty's response is:
(a) That there is more to life than being a mother and housewife.
(b) "That we get a lot further batting our eyes and wiggling our butts."
(c) That women really need self-actualization.
(d) "Women are so boring...I need men."

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

9. What does Paul ask Spenser about dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?
(a) Whether they could go to the Chinese restarurant where he got the take-out.
(b) Whether he could have the tuna salad sandwich from the deli.
(c) Whether he cooked the meal.
(d) Where he got the pizza.

10. What habit does the passenger have that drives the narrator absolutely crazy during their car ride in Chapter 4?
(a) He shrugs his shoulders in response to almost every question that he is asked.
(b) He shakes his head and says that he does not know the answer to every question that he is asked.
(c) He will not talk and blinks alot.
(d) He chain smokes.

11. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?
(a) To have a father for Paul.
(b) To get power and money.
(c) To have a stable home life.
(d) To keep her from being lonely.

12. What is Spenser's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?
(a) He agrees, but acknowledges that guarding them is only a temporary solution.
(b) He politely declines the job, and gives her the name of an associate more suited for that type of work.
(c) He tells her that it will not work, and that they must think of something else.
(d) He asks her to put him on permanent retainer.

13. In Chapter 6, what nagging situation is on Spenser's mind?
(a) There is not a nagging situation on Spenser's mind in Chapter 6.
(b) He is still worrying about Patty Giacomin.
(c) He is still worrying about Paul Giacomin.
(d) He is still worrying about Mel Giacomin.

14. What new character is introduced in Chapter 6?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Harry.
(d) Susan.

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