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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. Which of the following projects does Spenser think will teach Paul to become independent and self-reliant?
(a) Growing his own food and living in a cabin in the Maine woods.
(b) Moving out by himself.
(c) Going camping for a month in the wilds of the Maine woods.
(d) Building a house on Susan's property in Fryeburg, Maine.

2. In Chapter 18, where does Paul tell Spenser that he has never been?
(a) To Denver.
(b) To Miami.
(c) To New York.
(d) To Philadelphia.

3. What does Spenser need to learn more than anything else if he is to survive?
(a) How to make his parents happy.
(b) How to dress.
(c) How to please others.
(d) Autonomy.

4. 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.

5. Who is inside the building that the narrator enters in Chapter 3?
(a) Spenser and Susan Silverman.
(b) Mel Giacomin and Elaine Brooks.
(c) Hawk and Henry.
(d) Patty Giacomin and Paul Giacomin.

Short Answer Questions

1. After solving the kidnapping case, when does Spenser hear from Patty again?

2. In Chapter 14, what does Hawk say about Spenser?

3. What is the first step that Paul and Spenser work on when building the cabin?

4. In Chapter 15, what does Spenser discover about Paul's strength when they are moving their gear and settling in?

5. What book is Spenser reading in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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