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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. What is already built on Susan's rural property?
(a) A rustic hunting cabin.
(b) A well for fresh water.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The foundation for a new house.

2. In what month does the story begin?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) November.

3. What is Paul's response to Spenser's plans for the property?
(a) Paul shrugs and says that he does not care.
(b) That they are crazy, and that Spenser is crazy.
(c) That Spenser has a good plan and that Paul wants to help.
(d) He does not believe that Spenser can do it. He also says that he does not want to help.

4. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?
(a) Mel Giacomin's cleaning lady.
(b) Paul Giacomin.
(c) Buddy Hartman.
(d) Shelley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is inside the building that the narrator enters in Chapter 3?

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

3. In Chapter 7, what is Patty's "plan" for Spenser?

4. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?

5. In Chapter 15, Spenser and Paul are discussing Hawk. In that discussion about Hawk, what does Spenser tell Paul that he will help him learn?

(see the answer key)

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