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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man sitting at the desk in Chapter 25 look like?
(a) He was enormous; with thin blonde hair and the face of a bull mastiff.
(b) He was very businesslike; a crisp suit, spectacles, and a red tie.
(c) Scrawny, potbellied, with long, dirty fingernails and yellow teeth. His hair was the color of a Norway rat, and very thin.
(d) He was very fit, with well-defined muscles and a crew haircut.

2. What is Paul's answer when Spenser asks him whether there is any place that he has always wanted to go, that no one would take him, that he was afraid to ask?
(a) That he would like to go to the opera.
(b) That he would like to go to the symphony.
(c) That he would like to go to the theater.
(d) That he would like to go to the ballet.

3. In Chapter 14, what does Hawk say about Spenser?
(a) That he is unreliable.
(b) That he is reliable.
(c) That he is predictable.
(d) That he is unpredictable.

4. What do Spenser and Paul have for lunch in Chapter 21?
(a) Vegetable soup and crackers.
(b) Grilled cheese sandwiches and potato chips.
(c) Cheddar cheese and Granny Smith apples, Bartlett pears, seedless green grapes, and an unsliced loaf of pumpernickel bread.
(d) Cobb salad and French onion soup.

5. Where does Spenser have Paul stay in Chapter 23?
(a) With Harry Cimoli.
(b) With Susan.
(c) With Hawk.
(d) At the cabin by himself.

6. What is Spenser's response when Paul asks him why he thinks that Paul's parents say everything is for girls?
(a) Because Paul's parents are small-minded people in a big world.
(b) Because they are afraid to admit what they like because other people may think they are weak.
(c) Because they do not really care, and are just telling Paul that to bring his inquisitiveness to an end.
(d) Because they do not know any better; because they do not know who they are, or how to find outp or what a good person is, or how to find out. So they rely on categories.

7. What is the name of the restaurant that Paul, Spenser, and Susan dine at in Chapter 19?
(a) Casa Romero.
(b) Tres Margaritas.
(c) The Grumpy Gringo.
(d) La Casadorez.

8. Where do Spenser and Paul eat in Chapter 24?
(a) At the cabin.
(b) Babe's Bistro.
(c) Casa Rosa's.
(d) Quincy Market.

9. What does the man at the desk threaten to do in Chapter 25?
(a) To kidnap Susan.
(b) To keep Paul for ransom.
(c) To burglarize Spenser's office.
(d) To kill Spenser if he does not stay out of his business.

10. What does Paul's dad, Mel say about the ballet?
(a) That it is for girls.
(b) That it is boring.
(c) That it is embarassing.
(d) That it is not art.

11. What does the visitor in Chapter 22 ask for Paul and Spenser to do?
(a) For Paul to go with them.
(b) To handle a construction job.
(c) To show their building permits.
(d) To hire Spenser for a case.

12. Why does Spenser feel that Paul needs to be away from his parents?
(a) Because they are using him to bait each other, and it is not psychologically or emotionally healthy.
(b) Because they are harming him; and they have not taught him how to survive.
(c) Because the two of them need time to work out their problems.
(d) Because Paul does not want to live with either one of them.

13. What does Spenser say about ballet dancers?
(a) That they are fine athletes and gifted artists.
(b) That they are talentless hacks.
(c) That ballet dancing is a very admirable profession.
(d) That dancing is for girls.

14. In Chapter 15, Spenser and Paul are discussing Hawk. In that discussion about Hawk, what does Spenser tell Paul that he will help him learn?
(a) The difference between being good and being good at something.
(b) The difference between being strong and being strong-minded.
(c) The difference between being weak and being weak-willed.
(d) The difference between being good and being a good man.

15. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?
(a) A tan corduroy jacket, brown pants, a powder blue polyester shirt with dark blue pocket flaps, no tie, black socks, and top-sider shoes.
(b) A tan suit, a blue shirt, a tan tie, and his sneakers.
(c) A green polyester suit, purple shirt, and brown boots.
(d) A grey suit, a purple shirt and tie, and his sneakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul ask Spenser about red and gray squirrels?

2. What is the first step that Paul and Spenser work on when building the cabin?

3. Who is already there when Spenser arrives at his destination in Chapter 13?

4. What does the group decide to have for dinner in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Patty refuse to report Mel's actions to the police?

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