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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paul say about his own father and cooking?
(a) That Mel cooked all the time.
(b) That he would like to learn.
(c) That Mel said that he would teach Paul to cook one day.
(d) That he never did it, and that he said it was for girls.

2. Who was at home with Patty when Spenser and Paul arrived in Chapter 5?
(a) Stephen Court.
(b) Harry Cotton.
(c) Susan Silverman.
(d) Mel Giacomin.

3. Who is Elaine Brooks?
(a) A witness.
(b) Spenser's client.
(c) Mel Giacomin's girlfriend.
(d) Spenser's receptionist.

4. In Chapter 7, what is Patty's "plan" for Spenser?
(a) To go and threaten her ex-husband.
(b) To go and beat up her ex-husband.
(c) To go to the police with the story.
(d) To stay with her and Paul; to be their protector.

5. 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) "That we get a lot further batting our eyes and wiggling our butts."
(d) "Women are so boring...I need men."

6. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?
(a) Whether he was lonely.
(b) Whether he had decided if he would stay with them and take the job or not.
(c) Whether he was married.
(d) Whether he wanted lunch.

7. What favor does Patty ask of Spenser in Chapter 5?
(a) That Spenser take Paul out to dinner because she has plans.
(b) That Spenser stay the night and protect her and Paul.
(c) That Spenser move in as their permanent bodyguard.
(d) That Spenser serve Mel with a restraining order.

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

9. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Spenser do?
(a) Watches tennis matches on TV.
(b) Go for a run.
(c) Go to his office to catch up on some other cases.
(d) Read.

10. In Chapter 2, who is the narrator staking out and trying to find?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Mel Giacomin.
(c) Harry Cotton.
(d) Susan Silverman.

11. In Chapter 3, what does the man keep calling the narrator?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Pal.
(c) Spenser.
(d) Jack.

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

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

14. When Patty leaves for New York, what does Paul do?
(a) Stay with a friend.
(b) Watch TV.
(c) Build a model sailboat.
(d) Build some cabinets for the house.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what does Patty ask Spenser when he returns from dropping Paul off at school?

3. What does the narrator say to the woman who answers the door in Chapter 2?

4. What does Paul ask Spenser about dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Patty inform Spenser in relation to the upcoming weekend?

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