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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 through 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 26, where do Paul and Spenser stay the first night?
(a) Back at the cabin.
(b) At Harry's gym.
(c) With Hawk.
(d) In Spenser's apartment in Boston.

2. In Chapter 15, what does Spenser discover about Paul's strength when they are moving their gear and settling in?
(a) That he really is weak and he does not know how to carry gear, like a shotgun, properly.
(b) That Paul is misunderstood.
(c) That Paul really is not a hard worker and really does not care to learn how to become one.
(d) That Paul really does have some strength and some fortitude.

3. What does Spenser find out when he speaks with Flaherty in Chicago?
(a) That the broker who handled the property in Canada died mysteriously eight months before.
(b) That the building Elaine owned burned down, and that the insurance company paid, but that two people died in the fire.
(c) That the lawyer who wrote the fake will died mysteriously six months before.
(d) That one of Mel's enemies put out a hit on him.

4. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?
(a) To have a father for Paul.
(b) To keep her from being lonely.
(c) To have a stable home life.
(d) To get power and money.

5. In Chapter 3, what does the man keep calling the narrator?
(a) Spenser.
(b) Jack.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Pal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul ask Spenser about dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?

2. What does Susan say about Spenser's personality in Chapter 20?

3. 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?

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

5. What is the narrator hired to do in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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