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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Hawk say about Spenser?
(a) That he is reliable.
(b) That he is predictable.
(c) That he is unpredictable.
(d) That he is unreliable.

2. 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.

3. What does Susan think about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?
(a) She is hopeful.
(b) She is skeptical.
(c) She is positive.
(d) She is excited.

4. Who hires the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Patty Giacomin.
(d) Susan Silverman.

5. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(b) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.
(c) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.
(d) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do Paul and Spenser arrive at in Chapter 25?

4. Who were some of the narrator's new neighbors?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where is the narrator sitting?

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