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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 Paul's answer when Spenser asks him whether there is any place that he has always wanted to go, that no one would take him, that he was afraid to ask?
(a) That he would like to go to the ballet.
(b) That he would like to go to the theater.
(c) That he would like to go to the opera.
(d) That he would like to go to the symphony.

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

3. What did Paul say about his own father and cooking?
(a) That Mel said that he would teach Paul to cook one day.
(b) That Mel cooked all the time.
(c) That he would like to learn.
(d) That he never did it, and that he said it was for girls.

4. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?
(a) A gold LaCrosse.
(b) A red MGB with a gold luggage rack.
(c) A Jaguar ZX2.
(d) A black Buick Regal.

5. What does the narrator buy at Bloomingdale's?
(a) A pair of sneakers.
(b) A silver wine bucket.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A fedora.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what reasoning does the narrator give for his career choice?

2. Why does Spenser feel that Paul needs to be away from his parents?

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

4. Why does Patty refuse to report Mel's actions to the police?

5. Who hires the narrator in Chapter 1?

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