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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. Where does Spenser have Paul stay in Chapter 23?
(a) With Susan.
(b) With Harry Cimoli.
(c) At the cabin by himself.
(d) With Hawk.

2. What does Spenser say about ballet dancers?
(a) That dancing is for girls.
(b) That they are talentless hacks.
(c) That ballet dancing is a very admirable profession.
(d) That they are fine athletes and gifted artists.

3. What is already built on Susan's rural property?
(a) A rustic hunting cabin.
(b) A well for fresh water.
(c) The foundation for a new house.
(d) Nothing.

4. What information did Spenser find out from the person whom he caught in Chapter 24?
(a) That Paul was really the son of a powerful mobster.
(b) That he knew Mel through Harry Cotten.
(c) That Patty Giacomin was a prostitute.
(d) That Mel Giacomin was an assassin.

5. Who is Mortimer Snerd?
(a) A nerdy TV personality.
(b) A ventriloquist's dummy.
(c) A cartoon character.
(d) An author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser catch a ride to in Chapter 13?

2. Who is the man sitting at the desk in Chapter 25?

3. On their first full day at the cabin in Chapter 16, Spenser and Paul go to North Conway for which of the following?

4. In Chapter 21, what physical activity do Spenser and Paul engage in?

5. What idea does Patty come up with to solve the problem of Mel's henchmen in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of character is Harry Cotton?

2. Why does Spenser send Paul and Patty to Susan's house in Chapter 13?

3. How does Susan feel about Spenser sending Paul and Patty to her house in Chapter 13?

4. Why is the discussion that Spenser and Paul have in Chapter 21 about the rules of fighting an important one?

5. Was it a good idea for Spenser and Paul to break into Mel's office? Why? Why not?

6. Why does Spenser agree to keep Paul after the kidnapping scare when Patty is taken hostage?

7. What is the lesson that Spenser is trying to teach Paul via the two of them building the cabin together with their own hands instead of hiring someone else to do it or using machinery?

8. Why does Spenser believes that teaching Paul to run is important?

9. What is Susan's opinion about Spenser keeping Paul?

10. Why does Paul's revelation that he would like to be a dancer important?

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