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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the girl who was mowing the lawn?
(a) Polly.
(b) Sally.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Molly.
2. Healy introduces himself and says that he wants "this man" to pretend to be an employee of the stables for how long?
(a) One day.
(b) The next few hours.
(c) The next few days.
(d) One week.
3. What is on the side of the Bartletts' blue Dodge Club van?
(a) A new paint job.
(b) Bartlett Construction.
(c) Bartlett Realty.
(d) A big scratch.
4. On the morning of the pickup, Spenser watches as Margery does what?
(a) Cries in her room.
(b) Hides in her house.
(c) Gets out of the car and stands on the corner.
(d) Walks to the woods.
5. When Roger learns of this spoof, how does he react?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Uncertain.
(c) Happy.
(d) Mad, scared, and mournful.
6. Why does Spenser have a sandwich?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) So he can observe from a bale of hay without seeming out of place.
(d) So he can share some with Margery.
7. What does the driver do after passing Spenser?
(a) He drives off towards the interstate.
(b) He parks in the driveway.
(c) He heads onto the bridle path behind the stables.
(d) He hits a tree.
8. What does Spenser quickly learn about horses?
(a) They are very dangerous.
(b) They are not overly intelligent.
(c) They are lazy.
(d) They are very intelligent.
9. Who is the overweight cop at the table?
(a) Chief Smith.
(b) Chief Johnson.
(c) Chief Healy.
(d) Chief Trask.
10. Does Kevin seem like the kind of kid who would take his pet without taking something to carry the animal in and something to feed it?
(a) Yes.
(b) Probably.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.
11. How does this man react when Spenser asks him whether Kevin has behavior problems, friends, or does drugs?
(a) Shocked.
(b) Hesitantly.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Angrily.
12. Healy shows Spenser two sheets of paper, each inside a transparent cover. The first is what?
(a) A blank sheet of paper.
(b) A letter created by cutting out various fonts from magazine article titles.
(c) A hand-drawn comic strip featuring a voluptuous woman dressed in a mini-skirt and seated at a bar.
(d) A photograph of Kevin.
13. Of what will Margery not approve?
(a) Anything that might cause Kevin to get his head cut off.
(b) A stakeout.
(c) Giving in to the kidnapper.
(d) Anything too elaborate.
14. How many deputies are determined will be needed?
(a) All eight.
(b) All ten.
(c) All twelve.
(d) All six.
15. By what is Spenser momentarily distracted?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A bright red corvette.
(c) A large white van.
(d) A motorcycle with a small front wheel and sissy bar.
Short Answer Questions
1. Spenser knows there is a man in the woods behind him. Can he see any sign of him?
2. What does Spenser learn that the Bartletts have received?
3. With what does Spenser begin the following day?
4. Without talking again to the Bartletts, what does Spenser do?
5. Margery continues to cry and Maguire suggests that they do what to calm her down?
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