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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 trhough 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the tall man with the boot camp crew-cut and a navy watch cap who entered Patty's house?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Harry.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Harold.

2. Who were some of the narrator's new neighbors?
(a) A dancer, a lawyer, a restaurant, and a newspaper agency.
(b) A bookie and a fortune teller.
(c) Brooks Brothers, a bank, Bonwit Teller, Police Headquarters, and an ad agency.
(d) A nosy old lady, a card shark, a lawyer, and a bar.

3. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?
(a) A pet shop and a dry cleaner.
(b) No one.
(c) A bank and a tailor.
(d) A fortune-teller and a bookie.

4. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?
(a) Paul Giacomin.
(b) Buddy Hartman.
(c) Mel Giacomin's cleaning lady.
(d) Shelley.

5. What did Paul say about his own father and cooking?
(a) That he never did it, and that he said it was for girls.
(b) That he would like to learn.
(c) That Mel cooked all the time.
(d) That Mel said that he would teach Paul to cook one day.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the eviction, what was the narrator's new address?

2. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?

3. In what city does this story take place?

4. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Paul do?

5. Who are the two men who force their way into Patty's house in Chapter 11?

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