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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. For what does Joe chastise for?
(a) Keeping information from him.
(b) Putting women before work.
(c) Shooting the wrong guy.
(d) Buying bad coffee.

2. Who do Paul and Spenser talk about after Paige retires to bed?
(a) Quirke.
(b) Joe.
(c) Paige.
(d) Susan.

3. Where does Spenser visit in Chapter 27?
(a) The National Gallery.
(b) The History Museum.
(c) The Playhouse.
(d) The Transport Museum.

4. What does Susan say every action is in theory?
(a) Humane.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Inhumae.
(d) Unselfish.

5. What does Broz want Spenser to do?
(a) Work for him.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Pay compensation for the two men he killed.
(d) Stop the investigation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do two men follow Spenser to?

2. What does Susan say work helps her to discover?

3. What does Spenser claim to be when visiting Gerry's clients?

4. Where does Spenser want Linda to help him enter?

5. What does Spenser ask Joe to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does this section show Spenser's psychological strength?

2. What insights does Spenser make about the case in Chapter 25?

3. What agreement do the men come to at the meeting in Chapter 32?

4. Why does Spenser sympathize with the women he photographs in Gerry's bedroom?

5. How does Joe Broz react to the news about his son's activities in this section?

6. What does Spenser say about his relationship with Susan at the end of the novel?

7. What does Spenser discuss with Paul in this section?

8. Why does Spenser think Hawk is important to him in helping solve the case?

9. What progress does Spenser make in the investigation at the beginning of Chapter 25?

10. How does Spenser try to help Cynthia in this section?

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