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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. Who is inside the building that the narrator enters in Chapter 3?
(a) Spenser and Susan Silverman.
(b) Mel Giacomin and Elaine Brooks.
(c) Hawk and Henry.
(d) Patty Giacomin and Paul Giacomin.

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

3. In Chapter 10, Spenser tells Patty that he can put her in touch with the feminist writer, Rachel Wallace. Patty responds that feminist theory is all well and good on paper, but that it is not successful in reality. Spenser asks her what the term, successful means in the "real world"; and Patty's response is:
(a) That women really need self-actualization.
(b) That there is more to life than being a mother and housewife.
(c) "Women are so boring...I need men."
(d) "That we get a lot further batting our eyes and wiggling our butts."

4. What does Spenser say about ballet dancers?
(a) That ballet dancing is a very admirable profession.
(b) That dancing is for girls.
(c) That they are talentless hacks.
(d) That they are fine athletes and gifted artists.

5. While Spenser and Paul are working in Chapter 22, who goes to the cabin?
(a) Patty.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Harry.
(d) Susan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Spenser feel that Paul needs to be away from his parents?

2. Spenser takes Paul to Louis'; what is Louis'?

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

4. In what month does the story begin?

5. When does Paul set out on his journey of self-discovery and growth?

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