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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what do Patty, Paul, and Spenser have for dinner?
(a) Hamburgers and french fries.
(b) Hot dogs with macarooni and cheese.
(c) Steak, peas, and baked potato.
(d) Cold tuna sandwiches on rye bread.

2. In what month does the story begin?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) August.
(d) November.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Patty tell Spenser has happened to Paul?
(a) That his father came to Paul's school and tried to take him out of class.
(b) That the person whom she hired to babysit Paul while she was out, turned out to be one of Mel's henchmen who tried to kidnap Paul.
(c) That a strange man approached Paul on his way home from school, and told him that his father wanted to see him. When Paul would not go with him, the man got out of his car and started to chase him.
(d) That Paul tried to run away to his father's house.

4. What does Patty want Spenser to do in Chapter 7?
(a) To help her find her sister.
(b) To go to her house in Lexington.
(c) To retrieve Paul again.
(d) To deliver a message to Mel.

5. In Chapter 6, what nagging situation is on Spenser's mind?
(a) He is still worrying about Paul Giacomin.
(b) He is still worrying about Mel Giacomin.
(c) He is still worrying about Patty Giacomin.
(d) There is not a nagging situation on Spenser's mind in Chapter 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the tall man with the boot camp crew-cut and a navy watch cap who entered Patty's house?

2. In Chapter 11, one of the men says something about Spenser and guns. What is it?

3. Who is the narrator?

4. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's muscles?

5. After solving the kidnapping case, when does Spenser hear from Patty again?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12 we meet Hawk. What kind of a person does Hawk appear to be?

2. What type of person does Paul Giacomin appear to be?

3. Spenser reluctantly takes the job of protecting Patty and Paul from Mel and his thugs. What reservations does Spenser have about taking the job, and why does he take it?

4. In the scene where Paul arrives home, Patty is entertaining a male guest, Stephen Court. How does that scene make you feel?

5. What type of person does Mel Giacomin appear to be?

6. Why does Spenser not like the growing sense of intimacy that he describes in Chapter 10?

7. What does Spenser's preparation of the impromptu meal in Chapter 9 reveal about his character?

8. Based on what we read in Chapter 2, what types of personal qualities would be necessary to handle Spenser's job? Why?

9. In Chapter 6 we are introduced to Spenser's girlfriend, Susan Silverman. What type of a person does she seem to be, and how does that contrast or compliment Spenser's personality?

10. If you were Spenser, what would you have done differently in Chapter 2?

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