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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 10, Spenser tells Patty that he can put her in touch with the feminist writer, Rachel Wallace. Patty responds that feminist theory is all well and good on paper, but that it is not successful in reality. Spenser asks her what the term, successful means in the "real world"; and Patty's response is:
(a) "That we get a lot further batting our eyes and wiggling our butts."
(b) "Women are so boring...I need men."
(c) That there is more to life than being a mother and housewife.
(d) That women really need self-actualization.

2. In Chapter 8, how long was the time period that Spenser was gone following breakfast?
(a) About an hour and fifteen minutes.
(b) About two hours.
(c) All day.
(d) Four hours.

3. What is the setting of the first paragraph of Chapter 6?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Soldier Field.
(c) Lexington, Massachusetts.
(d) Madison Square Garden.

4. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?
(a) That it is very interesting.
(b) That it is totally great.
(c) That it is awfully gross.
(d) That it is a rotten occupation.

5. 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 fortune-teller and a bookie.
(d) A bank and a tailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what is Patty's "plan" for Spenser?

2. Which one of the men who enter Patty's house in Chapter 11 does Spenser know?

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

4. In Chapter 10, Spenser says that he did not mind Patty's idea of fancy cooking; but that there was something that he did mind. What was it?

5. What is the first question that the narrator asks the passenger in Chapter 4 after leaving the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Spenser and Paul have a discussion about why Spenser did not shoot the intruders. What does Spenser tell Paul about his reluctance to shoot Buddy and Harold?

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

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

4. How does Spenser diffuse the situation between himself, Buddy, and Harold in Chapter 11?

5. What does the discussion that Patty and Spenser have in Chapter 8 reveal to the audience about Patty's real character?

6. In Chapter 9, Spenser makes an impromptu dinner for himself and Paul. At the dinner table, Paul seems surprised that Spenser can cook. The discussion that follows allows the reader to learn more about Paul and his relationship with the world around him. What did you learn about Paul and how he relates to the world around him?

7. What does Spenser's rescue plan for Patty and Paul along with its execution show us about yet another part of Spenser's personality?

8. What do Paul Giacomin's feelings for his parents appear to be?

9. In Chapter 8, Patty makes breakfast for herself and Spenser after Spenser drops Paul off at school. During breakfast the two of them get into a somewhat heated discussion about the roles of men and women in life, as well as their places in society. What are Patty's views on the topic as shown by that discussion?

10. What type of person does Patty Giacomin seem to be?

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