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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. Who does Nolan say hired him?

2. What is Quirk's job?

3. Who does Cosgrove give Spenser news clippings of?

4. At what kind of hospital is Susan working?

5. Where do Meade and Spenser chat in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Spenser say it is necessary to act aggressively towards Alexander in regards to his wife?

2. How much insight does Paul provide about Spenser's character in this section?

3. What do Paul and Spenser say about Sarah in this section?

4. How does Spenser react to Alexander's telling him about the videotape?

5. What does Spenser find out about Joe Broz in this section?

6. What does Spenser do before he meets Cosgrove?

7. How does Wayne Cosgrove help Spenser?

8. What does Cosgrove tell Spenser about Alexander and his political team?

9. What does Spenser do when he returns home from his office?

10. What does Spenser pick up from watching the videotape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of the 1980s.

1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the book express the changes America was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1980s America?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the book differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Replace the book's setting with one of the following settings.

1. Chicago.

2. New York.

3. Los Angeles.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

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