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

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

3. Who is the narrator?
(a) Mr. Spenser.
(b) Paul Warsol.
(c) Hawkeye Anderson.
(d) Patty and Susan.

4. On their trip to North Conway in Chapter 16, what does Spenser tell Paul is "against the rules"?
(a) Speaking badly of another person's beloved.
(b) Lying to Spenser.
(c) Running away from home.
(d) Not learning to be a man.

5. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?
(a) That it is a rotten occupation.
(b) That it is awfully gross.
(c) That it is totally great.
(d) That it is very interesting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Spenser tells Patty that he does not want a personal relationship with her, what is her reaction?

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. Where does the narrator follow the woman to in Chapter 3?

5. What is Spenser's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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