1. In Chapter 5, what is Patty's first response to Spenser and Paul's entrance?
(a) "Where were you?"
(b) She throws her arms around Paul and gives him a big hug.
(c) "Oh, Paul, I didn't expect you so soon."
(d) She cries and runs to her son.

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

3. Who is the man sitting at the desk in Chapter 25?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Buddy Hartman.
(d) Harry Cotton.

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

5. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?
(a) Whether he was married.
(b) Whether he had decided if he would stay with them and take the job or not.
(c) Whether he was lonely.
(d) Whether he wanted lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when Patty and Spenser are talking at the breakfast table, what conclusion does Spenser come to about Patty, Mel, and Paul's relationship?

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

3. On their trip to North Conway in Chapter 16, what does Spenser tell Paul is "against the rules"?

4. Why does Spenser not want a personal relationship with Patty?

5. In Chapter 10, Spenser says that he did not mind Patty's idea of fancy cooking; but that there was something that he did mind. What was it?

(see the answer key)

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