# Opening Hook Audit - Chapter 10

- `CRITERION 1: PULLS - first 50 words quoted - "The wing nut on the third easel had been chewing its own threads since October, and Theo had the spare out of his jacket pocket before the radiator finished its first knock of the evening. He kept four spares now, in the pocket with his keys." Reasoning: the opening starts with Theo's action, establishes the specific room problem, and raises the chapter question before the assignment card has fully unfolded: why is he prepared for failures nobody asked him to handle?
- `CRITERION 2: CLEAN - strongest atmospheric candidate: "before the radiator finished its first knock of the evening." It survives because it is tied to Theo's timing and repair action, not a camera-pan weather/architecture opening.
- `CRITERION 3: not applicable - Chapter 10 is not Chapter 1 or a part opening.

Chapter verdict: `HOOKED`.

REVISION ORDERS: None.
