1. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?
(a) Whether he had decided if he would stay with them and take the job or not.
(b) Whether he was married.
(c) Whether he was lonely.
(d) Whether he wanted lunch.

2. 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 women really need self-actualization.
(b) "Women are so boring...I need men."
(c) That there is more to life than being a mother and housewife.
(d) "That we get a lot further batting our eyes and wiggling our butts."

3. In Chapter 20, what does Paul reveal to Spenser about his dreams?
(a) That he would like to be a private detective.
(b) That he would like to be a ballet dancer.
(c) That he would like to be an architect.
(d) That he would like to be a construction worker.

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

5. Besides the man sitting at the desk, who else is in the building that Paul and Spenser visit in Chapter 25?
(a) A room full of bookies.
(b) No one.
(c) Two rottweiler dogs.
(d) Three men playing cards.