1. The first morning that Paul and Spenser are in the cabin, what does Spenser set out for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal, butter, sugar, and coffee.
(b) Egg white omelettes and juice.
(c) Cornbread, strawberry jam, and a bowl of assorted fruit.
(d) Steak and eggs.

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

3. What information does Susan find out for Paul in Chapter 28?
(a) That Paul's real father is not Mel Giacomin.
(b) She has found a foster family that he can stay with after the cabin is built.
(c) She found a prep school in Grafton that specializes in drama, music, and dance.
(d) That her landlord will let Paul stay with her based on her lease.

4. What is Spenser's response when Paul asks him why he thinks that Paul's parents say everything is for girls?
(a) Because they do not know any better; because they do not know who they are, or how to find outp or what a good person is, or how to find out. So they rely on categories.
(b) Because they are afraid to admit what they like because other people may think they are weak.
(c) Because Paul's parents are small-minded people in a big world.
(d) Because they do not really care, and are just telling Paul that to bring his inquisitiveness to an end.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Patty inform Spenser in relation to the upcoming weekend?
(a) That Mel is coming to visit Paul because it is his court-ordered visitation day.
(b) That Susan is having a grand party at the house.
(c) That Paul has a doctor's appointment.
(d) That he and Paul will be alone because she is going to New York.