1. What is Paul's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?
(a) He is angry with the idea.
(b) He is relieved by the idea.
(c) He is unhappy with the idea.
(d) He makes no response.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 22, what skill is Paul learning?
(a) How to use a circular saw.
(b) How to hammer a nail.
(c) How to use a saw horse.
(d) How to use a measuring tape.

3. Where do Paul and Spenser stop to eat in Chapter 15?
(a) At a diner called "Babe's" in Connecticut.
(b) At a burger joint called "JB's" in Maine.
(c) At a drive-thru McDonald's on their way out of Massachusetts.
(d) A restaurant called "Horsefeathers" in North Conway, New Hampshire.

4. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(b) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.
(c) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.
(d) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.

5. Why does Spenser feel that Paul needs to be away from his parents?
(a) Because the two of them need time to work out their problems.
(b) Because they are using him to bait each other, and it is not psychologically or emotionally healthy.
(c) Because they are harming him; and they have not taught him how to survive.
(d) Because Paul does not want to live with either one of them.