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

2. In Chapter 8, when Patty and Spenser are talking at the breakfast table, what conclusion does Spenser come to about Patty, Mel, and Paul's relationship?
(a) That the three of them should go to counseling and work out their issues.
(b) That Paul is a trophy that Mel and Patty fight over to hurt each other; and that neither really care about Paul's well-being.
(c) That the divorce really was the most healthy outcome for the family.
(d) That they could really be a happy family if they all tried a little harder.

3. What habit does the passenger have that drives the narrator absolutely crazy during their car ride in Chapter 4?
(a) He chain smokes.
(b) He will not talk and blinks alot.
(c) He shrugs his shoulders in response to almost every question that he is asked.
(d) He shakes his head and says that he does not know the answer to every question that he is asked.

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

5. Who is the narrator?
(a) Patty and Susan.
(b) Paul Warsol.
(c) Mr. Spenser.
(d) Hawkeye Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?

2. What does Spenser wonder about the female jogger in the beige and blue exercise outfit?

3. In Chapter 8, how long was the time period that Spenser was gone following breakfast?

4. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?

5. In Chapter 3, what does the man keep calling the narrator?

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