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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 trhough 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leaves with the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) Patty Giacomin.
(b) Paul Giacomin.
(c) Mel Giacomin.
(d) Elaine Brooks.

2. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?
(a) A bank and a tailor.
(b) A fortune-teller and a bookie.
(c) No one.
(d) A pet shop and a dry cleaner.

3. 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) Not being able to get his runs in regularly.
(c) Paul eating his meals in his room.
(d) Not serving beer at dinner.

4. What does the narrator say to the woman who answers the door in Chapter 2?
(a) That he is looking for her lost cat.
(b) That he is selling magazine subscriptions.
(c) That he is delivering a package from Mr. Giacomin.
(d) That he needs directions.

5. Who are the two men who force their way into Patty's house in Chapter 11?
(a) Spenser and Buddy.
(b) Hawk and Harry.
(c) Buddy and Harold.
(d) Henry and Harry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?

3. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?

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

5. In Chapter 3, after the narrator enters the house and confronts the two people inside, how do the people react?

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