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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 Spenser give back to Linda before he goes?
2. Who is in Joe's office besides Joe and Spenser?
3. Who does Spenser think could attack him?
4. What does Spenser claim to be when visiting Gerry's clients?
5. Where does Spenser visit in Chapter 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Spenser and Quirk talk about in Chapter 30?
2. Why does Broz say he attacked Spenser?
3. How does Spenser persuade Cynthia Knox to talk to him?
4. How does Joe Broz react to the news about his son's activities in this section?
5. Why does Spenser think Hawk is important to him in helping solve the case?
6. What realization does Spenser come to about Susan while he is out on his run?
7. Why do Hawk and Spenser think Broz won't take the situation any further?
8. How does Spenser defeat Broz' men in this section?
9. What insight does Susan make about the case?
10. What does Spenser observe at Gerry's party?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Look at the structure of the book.
1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure - exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Spenser makes such a good private detective? How could Spenser improve himself as a detective? How is the job of a private detective different to that of a police detective? Why did Spenser decider to become a private detective rather than a police detective?
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