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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit does the passenger have that drives the narrator absolutely crazy during their car ride in Chapter 4?
(a) He shrugs his shoulders in response to almost every question that he is asked.
(b) He shakes his head and says that he does not know the answer to every question that he is asked.
(c) He will not talk and blinks alot.
(d) He chain smokes.

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

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

4. In Chapter 10, what is Paul's response after Patty tells Spenser her thoughts on the reality of modern women?
(a) "You are going through a tough time. But you will not feel that way forever."
(b) "Those are your beliefs, Mom."
(c) "Yeah, look where it got you."
(d) "Just because I am a boy I do not have an opinion on the subject."

5. What does Spenser wonder about the female jogger in the beige and blue exercise outfit?
(a) Whether she would jog with him if he were to offer her money and power.
(b) Whether she was wealthy or poor?
(c) Whether she was married or living with someone.
(d) Whether he could ask her for her phone number.

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

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

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

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

10. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?
(a) A pet shop and a dry cleaner.
(b) No one.
(c) A fortune-teller and a bookie.
(d) A bank and a tailor.

11. In Chapter 8, when Patty and Spenser are talking at the breakfast table, what conclusion does Spenser come to about Patty, Mel, and Paul's relationship?
(a) That they could really be a happy family if they all tried a little harder.
(b) That Paul is a trophy that Mel and Patty fight over to hurt each other; and that neither really care about Paul's well-being.
(c) That the three of them should go to counseling and work out their issues.
(d) That the divorce really was the most healthy outcome for the family.

12. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?
(a) Paul Giacomin.
(b) Buddy Hartman.
(c) Mel Giacomin's cleaning lady.
(d) Shelley.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where is the narrator sitting?

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

4. In Chapter 8, when he returned after his respite after breakfast, what does Patty ask him?

5. What favor does Patty ask of Spenser in Chapter 5?

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