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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Spenser compare private investigating?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Football.
(c) Dance.
(d) Wrestling.

2. Margery turns to Spenser who says that Kevin might not survive at all but that the odds are slightly higher with what?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Money.
(c) Police intervention.
(d) Spenser's intervention.

3. At the party, how is Margery dressed?
(a) In very tight clothing.
(b) In jeans and a tee shirt.
(c) In a beautiful gown.
(d) In a holiday sweater.

4. As Spenser hangs up, he looks around and discovers what?
(a) Margery is no longer in the kitchen.
(b) Margery is sitting at the kitchen table crying.
(c) Margery is dancing around the room.
(d) Margery is in a fight with a guest.

5. Is there any sign that either the front or back door has been jimmied?
(a) Possibly.
(b) A small sign.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spenser find when he returns from shopping?

2. Why does Spenser cut across the woods, arriving at the crest of a hill?

3. When Healy lifts the lid of the box, what does he find?

4. What is the phone call?

5. What has happened outside?

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