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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. What does Spenser do for dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?
(a) He orders out for pizza.
(b) He makes pork chops with pineapple cream sauce, rice, and a salad.
(c) He gets take-out from a Chinese restarurant just down the corner from his office.
(d) He stops by a deli on his way home and picks up some sandwiches.

2. In Chapter 9, what do Paul and Spenser decide to do for dessert?
(a) Go to Baskin-Robbins for ice cream.
(b) Go to a nearby diner for pie.
(c) Bake a cake together.
(d) Buy some cookies at the corner store.

3. What book is Spenser reading in Chapter 7?
(a) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(b) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(c) A Distant Mirror.
(d) Of Mice and Men.

4. In Chapter 8, how long was the time period that Spenser was gone following breakfast?
(a) Four hours.
(b) All day.
(c) About an hour and fifteen minutes.
(d) About two hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two men who force their way into Patty's house in Chapter 11?

2. How does the narrator get into room 315?

3. In Chapter 10, Spenser tells Patty that he can put her in touch with the feminist writer, Rachel Wallace. Patty responds that feminist theory is all well and good on paper, but that it is not successful in reality. Spenser asks her what the term, successful means in the "real world"; and Patty's response is:

4. Why does Spenser not want a personal relationship with Patty?

5. What is the setting of the first paragraph of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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