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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 4, what reasoning does the narrator give for his career choice?
(a) "It lets me live life on my own terms."
(b) "I used to be a singer, until I popped my vocal chord."
(c) "I couldn't finish medical school."
(d) "All the good acting roles were taken."

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

3. Who is already there when Spenser arrives at his destination in Chapter 13?
(a) Mel, Buddy, and Harold.
(b) Paul, Mel, and Buddy.
(c) Hawk, Buddy, and Harold.
(d) Susan, Patty, and Paul; Hawk arrives with Spenser.

4. 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?
(a) A growing sense of intimacy.
(b) Not being able to get his runs in regularly.
(c) Paul eating his meals in his room.
(d) Not serving beer at dinner.

5. Which of the following projects does Spenser think will teach Paul to become independent and self-reliant?
(a) Growing his own food and living in a cabin in the Maine woods.
(b) Building a house on Susan's property in Fryeburg, Maine.
(c) Going camping for a month in the wilds of the Maine woods.
(d) Moving out by himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mel's access to "leg breakers" concern Spenser?

2. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?

3. What does the group decide to have for dinner in Chapter 13?

4. What does the man at the desk threaten to do in Chapter 25?

5. What does Paul ask Spenser about red and gray squirrels?

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