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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the short, dumpy, barrel-bodied man with the ugly wig and an auburn Dynel ski cap who entered Patty's house?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Harold.
(c) Harry.
(d) Buddy.

2. What does Patty want Spenser to do in Chapter 7?
(a) To deliver a message to Mel.
(b) To retrieve Paul again.
(c) To go to her house in Lexington.
(d) To help her find her sister.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what does Patty tell Spenser has happened to Paul?
(a) That a strange man approached Paul on his way home from school, and told him that his father wanted to see him. When Paul would not go with him, the man got out of his car and started to chase him.
(b) That the person whom she hired to babysit Paul while she was out, turned out to be one of Mel's henchmen who tried to kidnap Paul.
(c) That his father came to Paul's school and tried to take him out of class.
(d) That Paul tried to run away to his father's house.

5. In Chapter 7, what do Patty, Paul, and Spenser have for dinner?
(a) Hot dogs with macarooni and cheese.
(b) Steak, peas, and baked potato.
(c) Hamburgers and french fries.
(d) Cold tuna sandwiches on rye bread.

6. Where does the narrator follow the woman to in Chapter 3?
(a) Hawk's gym.
(b) Mel Giacomin's house.
(c) Spenser's office.
(d) Harry Cotton's condominium.

7. What kind of car does Elaine Brooks drive?
(a) A black Buick Regal.
(b) A red MGB with a gold luggage rack.
(c) A Jaguar ZX2.
(d) A gold LaCrosse.

8. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's muscles?
(a) That they are ugly.
(b) That they are wimpy.
(c) That they are impressive.
(d) That they are fake.

9. Which one of the men who enter Patty's house in Chapter 11 does Spenser know?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Harold.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Harry.

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

11. In Chapter 3, after the narrator enters the house and confronts the two people inside, how do the people react?
(a) They are relieved.
(b) They are excited.
(c) They are surprised.
(d) They are happy.

12. Who are the two men who force their way into Patty's house in Chapter 11?
(a) Henry and Harry.
(b) Buddy and Harold.
(c) Spenser and Buddy.
(d) Hawk and Harry.

13. What is the first question that the narrator asks the passenger in Chapter 4 after leaving the house?
(a) "Name's Spenser with an S, like the Poet. I'm in the Boston Book. Under Tough. Heard of me?"
(b) "Package for Ms. Brooks. She 'ere?"
(c) "Who would you rather live with, your mother or your father?
(d) "Smart. I like a man who gets out of a marriage gracefully. Don't you?"

14. In Chapter 9, what do Paul and Spenser decide to do for dessert?
(a) Bake a cake together.
(b) Buy some cookies at the corner store.
(c) Go to a nearby diner for pie.
(d) Go to Baskin-Robbins for ice cream.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Spenser call on to help him during the hostage situation in Chapter 12?

2. After the eviction, what was the narrator's new address?

3. What book is Spenser reading in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?

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

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