1. What does Spenser uncover during his investigation in Chapter 27?
(a) That all of the properties listed on the paper found in the filing cabinet have burned down.
(b) That Paul is the beneficiary on the life insurance policy.
(c) That the lawyer who drew up the will does not exist.
(d) That there is no property in Canada with the address listed on the deed.

2. What does Spenser tell Paul that they are going to do with Susan's rural property?
(a) Hunt, fish, and trap.
(b) Live in one cabin and build a better one.
(c) Cultivate the land to grow crops.
(d) Cut down all of the trees and clear the land.

3. In Chapter 15, Spenser and Paul are discussing Hawk. In that discussion about Hawk, what does Spenser tell Paul that he will help him learn?
(a) The difference between being weak and being weak-willed.
(b) The difference between being good and being good at something.
(c) The difference between being strong and being strong-minded.
(d) The difference between being good and being a good man.

4. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(b) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.
(c) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.
(d) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.

5. Besides the man sitting at the desk, who else is in the building that Paul and Spenser visit in Chapter 25?
(a) No one.
(b) Three men playing cards.
(c) A room full of bookies.
(d) Two rottweiler dogs.