1. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?
(a) To keep her from being lonely.
(b) To have a father for Paul.
(c) To have a stable home life.
(d) To get power and money.

2. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.
(b) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.
(c) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(d) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.

3. What option does Spenser give Paul in Chapter 24?
(a) To go away to school in London.
(b) To live with him in the cabin.
(c) To stay with Susan instead of going with him.
(d) To go back home to his parents.

4. In Chapter 20, what does Paul reveal to Spenser about his dreams?
(a) That he would like to be a construction worker.
(b) That he would like to be a private detective.
(c) That he would like to be a ballet dancer.
(d) That he would like to be an architect.

5. Who is already there when Spenser arrives at his destination in Chapter 13?
(a) Mel, Buddy, and Harold.
(b) Hawk, Buddy, and Harold.
(c) Paul, Mel, and Buddy.
(d) Susan, Patty, and Paul; Hawk arrives with Spenser.