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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were some of the narrator's new neighbors?
(a) A nosy old lady, a card shark, a lawyer, and a bar.
(b) A bookie and a fortune teller.
(c) A dancer, a lawyer, a restaurant, and a newspaper agency.
(d) Brooks Brothers, a bank, Bonwit Teller, Police Headquarters, and an ad agency.

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

3. Who is the narrator?
(a) Mr. Spenser.
(b) Patty and Susan.
(c) Hawkeye Anderson.
(d) Paul Warsol.

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

5. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?
(a) To get power and money.
(b) To have a father for Paul.
(c) To have a stable home life.
(d) To keep her from being lonely.

6. What is the setting of the first paragraph of Chapter 6?
(a) Madison Square Garden.
(b) Times Square.
(c) Soldier Field.
(d) Lexington, Massachusetts.

7. In Chapter 11, one of the men says something about Spenser and guns. What is it?
(a) That Spenser could not hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun full of bird shot.
(b) That Spenser never was a shooter, and that is what is wrong with him.
(c) That Spenser never carries a gun.
(d) That Spenser has had a bad history with guns, and that he should stay away from them.

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

9. 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 will not talk and blinks alot.
(c) He chain smokes.
(d) He shakes his head and says that he does not know the answer to every question that he is asked.

10. 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.

11. What does Paul ask Spenser about dinner the first night that Patty is away in New York?
(a) Whether he could have the tuna salad sandwich from the deli.
(b) Whether he cooked the meal.
(c) Where he got the pizza.
(d) Whether they could go to the Chinese restarurant where he got the take-out.

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

13. What does the narrator say to the woman who answers the door in Chapter 2?
(a) That he needs directions.
(b) That he is delivering a package from Mr. Giacomin.
(c) That he is selling magazine subscriptions.
(d) That he is looking for her lost cat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patty want Spenser to do in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. In Chapter 6, what nagging situation is on Spenser's mind?

5. In Chapter 3, what does the man keep calling the narrator?

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