1. When Spenser tells Patty that he does not want a personal relationship with her, what is her reaction?
(a) She gets angry and demands that he leave her house.
(b) She tells him that she understands and that there are not any hard feelings.
(c) She insults herself and him, and then breaks down crying.
(d) She storms off to her room and starts breaking things.

2. In Chapter 13, what is Spenser's response to the solution that Patty comes up with regarding living arrangements for Paul?
(a) He thinks that Ohio is a good place for Paul, since he does not want to live with either parent.
(b) He is not sure that Susan is ready for a child.
(c) He agrees to take Paul.
(d) He is ecstatic about Hawk taking Paul into hiding.

3. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?
(a) A grey suit, a purple shirt and tie, and his sneakers.
(b) A green polyester suit, purple shirt, and brown boots.
(c) A tan suit, a blue shirt, a tan tie, and his sneakers.
(d) A tan corduroy jacket, brown pants, a powder blue polyester shirt with dark blue pocket flaps, no tie, black socks, and top-sider shoes.

4. What problem are Susan and Spenser trying to solve in Chapter 23?
(a) How to find Paul's parents.
(b) How to stop Paul's parents from taking Paul.
(c) How to raise Paul.
(d) Where Paul should live after the cabin is built.

5. 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 Paul tried to run away to his father's house.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.