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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 the woman at the shopping mall say she is angry about?

2. What does Spenser see is printed on the mug?

3. What does Spenser eat at the market?

4. What is printed on the student's Georgetown t-shirt?

5. For whom does Vinnie Morris work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Spenser so sad at the end of the section?

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

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

5. Describe Spenser.

6. How do Susan and Spenser complement each other?

7. What do Spenser and Susan do together in this section?

8. How does Spenser force Pelletier to talk?

9. How does Meade deal with the angry women in Chapter 3?

10. How does Spenser act when he meets the Alexanders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Spenser's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Spenser's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does THE WIDENING GYRE add to Spenser's character?

Essay Topic 2

The Spenser books greatly influenced crime fiction. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the book and discuss its similarities with the book in terms of the following;

1. Plot

2. Character

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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