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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 10, Spenser says that he did not mind Patty's idea of fancy cooking; but that there was something that he did mind. What was it?
(a) A growing sense of intimacy.
(b) Paul eating his meals in his room.
(c) Not serving beer at dinner.
(d) Not being able to get his runs in regularly.

2. In Chapter 7, what is Patty's "plan" for Spenser?
(a) To stay with her and Paul; to be their protector.
(b) To go and beat up her ex-husband.
(c) To go and threaten her ex-husband.
(d) To go to the police with the story.

3. In Chapter 8, what does Patty inform Spenser in relation to the upcoming weekend?
(a) That Mel is coming to visit Paul because it is his court-ordered visitation day.
(b) That he and Paul will be alone because she is going to New York.
(c) That Susan is having a grand party at the house.
(d) That Paul has a doctor's appointment.

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

5. In Chapter 8, what does Spenser do after breakfast?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Go to his office and check his messages.
(c) Take a walk.
(d) Go out for a run.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what is Paul's response after Patty tells Spenser her thoughts on the reality of modern women?

2. Who is the tall man with the boot camp crew-cut and a navy watch cap who entered Patty's house?

3. What is Paul's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?

4. What is Paul's answer when Spenser asks him whether there is any place that he has always wanted to go, that no one would take him, that he was afraid to ask?

5. What does the narrator buy at Bloomingdale's?

(see the answer key)

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