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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the overweight cop at the table?
(a) Chief Healy.
(b) Chief Johnson.
(c) Chief Smith.
(d) Chief Trask.

2. Who are Spenser's potential clients?
(a) The Burtons.
(b) The Bartons.
(c) The Baileys.
(d) The Bartletts.

3. Why do the police and Spenser know that a better way to have handled it would have been to call with instructions at the last minute?
(a) So nothing could be done about Kevin.
(b) So that police won't have time to set up a stakeout.
(c) So they would have the money faster.
(d) It would have set the family in a panick.

4. What does Dr. Croft give Margery?
(a) A shot.
(b) A pill.
(c) A prescription to have filled.
(d) A drink.

5. To whom does Spenser attribute this hiding man?
(a) His overseeing of the set up.
(b) Roger's overseeing of the set up.
(c) Trask's overseeing of the set up.
(d) Healy's overseeing of the set up.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Spenser says that he wants to "rent a high-spirited palomino stallion with a hand-tooled Spanish leather saddle and silver-studded bridle", Healy does what?

2. Who is mowing at the far side of the lawn?

3. Healy introduces himself and says that he wants "this man" to pretend to be an employee of the stables for how long?

4. Who spends a lot of time watching television?

5. How is Spenser unlike the police?

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