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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 wanted lunch.
(c) Whether he was lonely.
(d) Whether he was married.

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

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

5. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?
(a) That it is awfully gross.
(b) That it is totally great.
(c) That it is very interesting.
(d) That it is a rotten occupation.

6. After the eviction, what was the narrator's new address?
(a) Speer and I-25.
(b) It was the same as the previous address.
(c) Berkley and Height Ashbury.
(d) Boylston Street and the corner of Berkley.

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

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

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

10. What happens to the Giacomin house two days following the argument about the role of the modern women?
(a) Paul tries to run away.
(b) Some men come to kidnap Paul.
(c) Patty apologizes to Spenser and asks him to leave.
(d) Patty gets angry at Spenser and demands that he leave the house.

11. Who does Spenser call on to help him during the hostage situation in Chapter 12?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Harold.
(c) Henry.
(d) Hawk.

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

13. How does the narrator enter the building in Chapter 3?
(a) By knocking on the door and acting like a census taker.
(b) By walking in through the open front door.
(c) By ringing the bell and posing as a messenger.
(d) By breaking in.

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

15. Who is the tall man with the boot camp crew-cut and a navy watch cap who entered Patty's house?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Harold.
(c) Harry.
(d) Hawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves with the narrator in Chapter 3?

2. What book is Spenser reading in Chapter 7?

3. What does Spenser wonder about the female jogger in the beige and blue exercise outfit?

4. When they arrive at the house in Chapter 4, how does the passenger enter the house?

5. Who are the two men who force their way into Patty's house in Chapter 11?

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