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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is Patty's first response to Spenser and Paul's entrance?
(a) "Oh, Paul, I didn't expect you so soon."
(b) She cries and runs to her son.
(c) "Where were you?"
(d) She throws her arms around Paul and gives him a big hug.

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

3. 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) Harry.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Harold.

4. In Chapter 10, after Patty freshens up and returns to the breakfast table, she and Spenser have a discussion. What is that discussion about?
(a) About Patty acting out her need for companionship.
(b) About whether they should go to the police about the attempted kidnapping.
(c) About what the next stage of their plan for Paul should be.
(d) About how they should handle Mel.

5. In Chapter 6, what nagging situation is on Spenser's mind?
(a) He is still worrying about Patty Giacomin.
(b) He is still worrying about Mel Giacomin.
(c) There is not a nagging situation on Spenser's mind in Chapter 6.
(d) He is still worrying about Paul Giacomin.

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

7. When they arrive at the house in Chapter 4, how does the passenger enter the house?
(a) He pulls out his key and unlocks the side entrance to the house.
(b) He opens the back door and enters without knocking or any type of announcement.
(c) He runs up the front steps and bursts through the door.
(d) He barges in the front door and yells, "Hey! I'm home!"

8. In Chapter 10, what does Patty ask Spenser when he returns from dropping Paul off at school?
(a) Whether he would go with her to the grocery store for a few items.
(b) Whether he would like to move in permanently.
(c) Whether he thought that she and Mel should get back together.
(d) Whether he likes the peignoir that she is wearing.

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

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

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

12. In what city does this story take place?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Miami.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

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

14. 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) "It lets me live life on my own terms."
(c) "I couldn't finish medical school."
(d) "All the good acting roles were taken."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What new character is introduced in Chapter 6?

2. Who is Elaine Brooks?

3. What does the narrator buy at Bloomingdale's?

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

5. What is the first question that the narrator asks the passenger in Chapter 4 after leaving the house?

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