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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 is the name of Joe Broz' son?

2. As what does Farrell hire Spenser?

3. Who arrives at Spenser's office at the beginning of Chapter 14?

4. What does Meade tell the students he wants to protect?

5. What is the name of Alexander's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Meade deal with his wife's drinking problem?

5. How does this section express Spenser's loneliness?

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

7. What move does Spenser make when Morris leaves his office?

8. How does Spenser force Pelletier to talk?

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

10. How does going to Georgetown help Spenser's case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Meade make such a successful politician? What does the character of Meade express about American politics in the 1980s?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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