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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. What does Alexander say is Spenser's positive trait?

2. What university does Broz' son attend?

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

4. What do the workers at the women's club compliment Ronni about?

5. What does Ronnie do before she engages in sexual intercourse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexander say he plans to do if he can't find a way out of the blackmail?

2. What does Meade talk about at the University of Lowell?

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

4. What problems does Ronni prove she has in this section?

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

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

7. What does Spenser do before he meets Cosgrove?

8. How is Spenser and Cosgrove's friendship mutually beneficial?

9. How does Spenser counter Morris' threat of blackmail in this section?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios.

1. The President dies.

2. America is attacked.

3. Drugs become legal.

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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