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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over the next hours, what happens to Spenser?

2. At two-thirty am, Roger is in bed and what has happened to Margery?

3. Who is meeting with Vic?

4. Who does Spenser suggest might be mad at the Bartletts?

5. What has happened outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Dolly give Spenser?

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

3. What does Henry learn about Vic at Race's Faces?

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

5. How does Dr. Croft act initially when Spenser meets with him?

6. What does Spenser tell Healy?

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

8. What takes place between Susan and Spenser?

9. What happens when Susan arrives at the party?

10. How does Spenser know there are no signs of a break in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is possibly a third party involved with Vic and Croft.

Part 1) Of the characters in this story, who might the third party be and why?

Part 2) What might have been this person's role in the kidnapping?

Part 3) What clues lead you to believe that this person might have been the third accomplice and played that specific role in the kidnapping?

Essay Topic 2

A phone call is made about Kevin's whereabouts.

Part 1) How is this phone call a spoof? Why is this phone call made?

Part 2) How are the parents affected? What does Spenser notice about Roger's reaction? Why does he make note of this?

Part 3) Why was Kevin not returned? Had he ever planned on returning home? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Croft is hanged by his necktie.

Part 1) Why does this murder occur?

Part 2) How does his inability to keep quiet lead to this?

Part 3) What does this reveal about Trask? How does it help end the mysteries of this case?

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