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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. Spenser takes Paul to Louis'; what is Louis'?
(a) A juke joint.
(b) A rib shack.
(c) A bar.
(d) A men's clothier.

2. Why does Mel's access to "leg breakers" concern Spenser?
(a) Because a normal insurance salesman and real estate agent would not know where to find such individuals.
(b) Because they would get in the way of a court case.
(c) Because Mel's friends could hurt Paul.
(d) Because Mel's friends could hurt Patty.

3. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Spenser do?
(a) Read.
(b) Go to his office to catch up on some other cases.
(c) Go for a run.
(d) Watches tennis matches on TV.

4. What did the narrator accomplish by visiting the woman in Chapter 2?
(a) He knows that the missing gold jewelry is not in the woman's house.
(b) He will now be able to identify the woman so that she can follow her better.
(c) Knows that the woman now knows that the narrator knows who she is.
(d) Learning what the woman looks like and that she will possibly call the person for whom the narrator is searching.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser have Paul stay in Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 9, what do Paul and Spenser decide to do for dessert?

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

4. In Chapter 10, what does Patty do in response to Paul's comments about her thoughts on the reality of modern women?

5. What does Spenser do for dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?

(see the answer key)

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