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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's muscles?
(a) That they are wimpy.
(b) That they are impressive.
(c) That they are fake.
(d) That they are ugly.

2. What is Spenser's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?
(a) He tells her that it will not work, and that they must think of something else.
(b) He agrees, but acknowledges that guarding them is only a temporary solution.
(c) He asks her to put him on permanent retainer.
(d) He politely declines the job, and gives her the name of an associate more suited for that type of work.

3. Who is the tall man with the boot camp crew-cut and a navy watch cap who entered Patty's house?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Harry.
(c) Harold.
(d) Hawk.

4. In Chapter 17, when Paul asks Spenser why he cannot just leave him alone, what is Spenser's answer?
(a) Because everybody in his life has left him alone all of his life, and it has not done him any good.
(b) Because Paul must learn to respect his elders.
(c) Because Paul's parents never left him alone, and Spenser does not feel that he should have to either.
(d) Because Spenser thinks that Paul needs less structure in his life.

5. Spenser takes Paul to Louis'; what is Louis'?
(a) A bar.
(b) A men's clothier.
(c) A rib shack.
(d) A juke joint.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the eviction, what was the narrator's new address?

2. What is the setting of the first paragraph of Chapter 6?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where is the narrator sitting?

4. What does Paul ask Spenser about red and gray squirrels?

5. What does Patty want Spenser to do in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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