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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Spenser wonder about the female jogger in the beige and blue exercise outfit?
(a) Whether he could ask her for her phone number.
(b) Whether she was married or living with someone.
(c) Whether she would jog with him if he were to offer her money and power.
(d) Whether she was wealthy or poor?

2. In Chapter 10, what is Paul's response after Patty tells Spenser her thoughts on the reality of modern women?
(a) "You are going through a tough time. But you will not feel that way forever."
(b) "Yeah, look where it got you."
(c) "Just because I am a boy I do not have an opinion on the subject."
(d) "Those are your beliefs, Mom."

3. What does Spenser say about too much positivity in Chapter 20?
(a) That too much positivity is for those who do not understand their surroundings.
(b) That there is no such thing as too much positivity in today's world.
(c) That too much positivity is a sign that the person with the outlook is either scared or stupid; or both.
(d) That not having enough positivity can ruin a person's life.

4. How does the narrator enter the building in Chapter 3?
(a) By breaking in.
(b) By knocking on the door and acting like a census taker.
(c) By walking in through the open front door.
(d) By ringing the bell and posing as a messenger.

5. Where do Spenser and Paul eat in Chapter 24?
(a) Quincy Market.
(b) At the cabin.
(c) Babe's Bistro.
(d) Casa Rosa's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man at the desk threaten to do in Chapter 25?

2. In Chapter 5, what is Patty's first response to Spenser and Paul's entrance?

3. What new character is introduced in Chapter 6?

4. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?

5. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?

(see the answer key)

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