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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 17, what physical activity do Spenser and Paul engage in?
(a) Walking.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Weight lifting.
(d) Playing golf.

2. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Paul Giacomin.
(c) Mel Giacomin's cleaning lady.
(d) Buddy Hartman.

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

4. What does Patty want Spenser to do in Chapter 7?
(a) To help her find her sister.
(b) To deliver a message to Mel.
(c) To retrieve Paul again.
(d) To go to her house in Lexington.

5. When Spenser tells Patty that he does not want a personal relationship with her, what is her reaction?
(a) She tells him that she understands and that there are not any hard feelings.
(b) She insults herself and him, and then breaks down crying.
(c) She gets angry and demands that he leave her house.
(d) She storms off to her room and starts breaking things.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Spenser do after breakfast?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Patty tell Spenser has happened to Paul?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 22, what skill is Paul learning?

4. Who is inside the building that the narrator enters in Chapter 3?

5. Which of the following projects does Spenser think will teach Paul to become independent and self-reliant?

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