1. In Chapter 11, one of the men says something about Spenser and guns. What is it?
(a) That Spenser could not hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun full of bird shot.
(b) That Spenser never carries a gun.
(c) That Spenser has had a bad history with guns, and that he should stay away from them.
(d) That Spenser never was a shooter, and that is what is wrong with him.

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

3. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?
(a) Knows that the woman now knows that the narrator knows who she is.
(b) Learning what the woman looks like and that she will possibly call the person for whom the narrator is searching.
(c) He knows that the missing gold jewelry is not in the woman's house.
(d) He will now be able to identify the woman so that she can follow her better.

4. Who is the short, dumpy, barrel-bodied man with the ugly wig and an auburn Dynel ski cap who entered Patty's house?
(a) Harold.
(b) Harry.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Buddy.

5. In Chapter 15, what does Spenser discover about Paul's strength when they are moving their gear and settling in?
(a) That Paul is misunderstood.
(b) That he really is weak and he does not know how to carry gear, like a shotgun, properly.
(c) That Paul really does have some strength and some fortitude.
(d) That Paul really is not a hard worker and really does not care to learn how to become one.