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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just as Spenser is becoming aggravated at having to lay on the bench in the rain, what happens?
(a) Vic is attacked by a man in dark clothing.
(b) A woman approaches Vic and speaks with him.
(c) Vic leaves with a woman.
(d) A tall man approaches Vic and trades a briefcase for an envelope Vic takes from an inside pocket.

2. Margery becomes increasingly ________________ and at one point tells Spenser that he's a "handsome brute."
(a) Odd.
(b) Sad.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Angry.

3. What do Spenser and Susan do in the middle of the night?
(a) They search for Kevin.
(b) They talk.
(c) They eat the meal Susan had prepared.
(d) They sleep.

4. What does Spenser learn from the Boston Police Department?
(a) Vic has a record.
(b) Vic is an escaped convict.
(c) Vic is not his real name.
(d) Vic has no police record.

5. According to Henry, how does Vic get fired from a health club?
(a) For not being reliable.
(b) For lying about his trainer's certification.
(c) For fooling around.
(d) For being rude.

6. What are Vic and Kevin doing when they return?
(a) Walking.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Jogging.
(d) Arguing.

7. What does Margery tell a man named Vaughn?
(a) It is a good thing he is married to one of her good friends.
(b) She wishes he were not married to one of her good friends.
(c) She did not think he would come to the party.
(d) She is very glad he came.

8. What does Dolly say about the conversation that Margery is reporting?
(a) It is meaningless.
(b) There is more to it.
(c) It is completely fabricated.
(d) It never happened.

9. The item in the package has no signs of trauma, so what does this mean?
(a) It probably died of natural causes.
(b) It probably was sent by Kevin.
(c) It probably was killed.
(d) It probably is not Kevin's.

10. Why does Spenser cut across the woods, arriving at the crest of a hill?
(a) So that he can have an escape if it is needed.
(b) So that he can have a good view of the neighborhood.
(c) So that he can be hidden from view.
(d) So that he has a good view of the house.

11. Why is there no recording of the call?
(a) The phone is broken.
(b) The caller did not leave a message.
(c) The call never took place.
(d) The police had already removed the recording device from the phones.

12. What does Spenser find when he returns from shopping?
(a) The guinea pig dead.
(b) Roger dead.
(c) Maguire dead.
(d) Margery dead.

13. Dolly has become accustomed to the situation. Is she certain Kevin ever has?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Fairly certain.
(d) Very certain.

14. Spenser says this package suggests that Kevin is what?
(a) In pain.
(b) Unconscious.
(c) Still alive.
(d) Dead.

15. They go up to Kevin's secret room, and Spenser discovers what?
(a) A book.
(b) A locked trunk.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spenser call Croft?

2. How does Spenser respond when Margery asks him to stay?

3. Croft eventually says that Vic stays where sometimes?

4. Why does Spenser pull his gun?

5. Is there any sign that either the front or back door has been jimmied?

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