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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vic's house is quiet and even the generator isn't running. Spenser watches the house until one twenty-two, when Kevin and Vic emerge, get into Vic's car, and leave. Spenser remains at his position throughout the day and into the night. Do Vic and Kevin return?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, early the next day.
(c) Yes, soon after they leave.
(d) Yes, later in the night.

2. When Susan arrives, Spenser catches her up and she wonders what about Margery?
(a) If it's courage, obsession or madness that makes Margery hold a party with all that's going on.
(b) How Margery is able to enjoy herself at a time like this.
(c) If she throws parties like this often.
(d) How she can treat her husband in this way.

3. At two-thirty am, Roger is in bed and what has happened to Margery?
(a) She is very drunk.
(b) She has become depressed.
(c) She has also gone to bed.
(d) She is sobering up.

4. Margery enters and asks for what?
(a) A refill on her drink.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A glass of water.

5. Spenser tells the cop on duty at the drive that he's going to be gone for awhile and to do what?
(a) Take a break.
(b) Remain close to the house.
(c) Not let Margery leave his sight.
(d) Call in reinforcements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the kidnapper not have done if they'd already killed Kevin?

2. At the Common, Vic stops, and what does Spenser do?

3. How does Margery respond to this?

4. How does Spenser respond to Trask?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Spenser discover when he returns to the Bartlett home?

2. Why was Maguire at the house? What is Margery's response when asked if she knows of anyone who would want to kill Maguire?

3. What does Margery discover in a package? What does Spenser have to say about this?

4. What does Spenser learn about Maguire's death?

5. What happens when Spenser discovers more business cards like the one Fraser had?

6. What happens when Spenser arrives at the Bartletts' home?

7. How does Margery respond when Spenser asks if they know anyone who might be mad at them?

8. What do Spenser and the Bartletts do?

9. What happens when Susan arrives at the party?

10. What happens when Spenser arrives at Vic's?

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