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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. In Chapter 8, what does Patty inform Spenser in relation to the upcoming weekend?
(a) That Mel is coming to visit Paul because it is his court-ordered visitation day.
(b) That Paul has a doctor's appointment.
(c) That Susan is having a grand party at the house.
(d) That he and Paul will be alone because she is going to New York.

2. Who were some of the narrator's new neighbors?
(a) Brooks Brothers, a bank, Bonwit Teller, Police Headquarters, and an ad agency.
(b) A dancer, a lawyer, a restaurant, and a newspaper agency.
(c) A bookie and a fortune teller.
(d) A nosy old lady, a card shark, a lawyer, and a bar.

3. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?
(a) To have a father for Paul.
(b) To keep her from being lonely.
(c) To get power and money.
(d) To have a stable home life.

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

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?
(a) The difference between being good and being good at something.
(b) The difference between being good and being a good man.
(c) The difference between being weak and being weak-willed.
(d) The difference between being strong and being strong-minded.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?

2. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Paul do?

3. What does Spenser need to learn more than anything else if he is to survive?

4. Who is the narrator?

5. What is the first question that the narrator asks the passenger in Chapter 4 after leaving the house?

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