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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mel's access to "leg breakers" concern Spenser?
(a) Because a normal insurance salesman and real estate agent would not know where to find such individuals.
(b) Because Mel's friends could hurt Paul.
(c) Because Mel's friends could hurt Patty.
(d) Because they would get in the way of a court case.

2. In Chapter 17, when Paul asks Spenser why he cannot just leave him alone, what is Spenser's answer?
(a) Because everybody in his life has left him alone all of his life, and it has not done him any good.
(b) Because Paul's parents never left him alone, and Spenser does not feel that he should have to either.
(c) Because Paul must learn to respect his elders.
(d) Because Spenser thinks that Paul needs less structure in his life.

3. 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 strong and being strong-minded.
(b) The difference between being good and being a good man.
(c) The difference between being good and being good at something.
(d) The difference between being weak and being weak-willed.

4. Who is Mortimer Snerd?
(a) An author.
(b) A nerdy TV personality.
(c) A cartoon character.
(d) A ventriloquist's dummy.

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

6. What problem are Susan and Spenser trying to solve in Chapter 23?
(a) How to stop Paul's parents from taking Paul.
(b) Where Paul should live after the cabin is built.
(c) How to find Paul's parents.
(d) How to raise Paul.

7. What is the first step that Paul and Spenser work on when building the cabin?
(a) Putting up a fence around the property.
(b) Reading blueprints for the cabin.
(c) Clearing the land for the foundation.
(d) Digging holes for the foundation tubes.

8. When Paul asks Spenser about his fighting career, he asks if he could have been a champion; and Spenser says no. What is Spenser's reasoning for that answer?
(a) Because he was in a different league than champions.
(b) Because he did not want to be a champion.
(c) Because he injured his knee and could not fight anymore.
(d) Because he got too old to train properly.

9. Besides the man sitting at the desk, who else is in the building that Paul and Spenser visit in Chapter 25?
(a) A room full of bookies.
(b) No one.
(c) Two rottweiler dogs.
(d) Three men playing cards.

10. The first morning that Paul and Spenser are in the cabin, what does Spenser set out for breakfast?
(a) Egg white omelettes and juice.
(b) Cornbread, strawberry jam, and a bowl of assorted fruit.
(c) Steak and eggs.
(d) Oatmeal, butter, sugar, and coffee.

11. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(b) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.
(c) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.
(d) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.

12. Where do Paul and Spenser catch the person whom they are looking for in Chapter 24?
(a) Near a big pseudo-Gothic church.
(b) In a car.
(c) In the bar.
(d) On the street.

13. Where do Paul and Spenser arrive at in Chapter 25?
(a) Susan Silverman's office.
(b) Harry Crimoli's gym.
(c) Harry Cotton's car lot.
(d) Mel Giacomin's insurance firm.

14. Spenser takes Paul to Louis'; what is Louis'?
(a) A bar.
(b) A rib shack.
(c) A men's clothier.
(d) A juke joint.

15. Who is already there when Spenser arrives at his destination in Chapter 13?
(a) Susan, Patty, and Paul; Hawk arrives with Spenser.
(b) Paul, Mel, and Buddy.
(c) Mel, Buddy, and Harold.
(d) Hawk, Buddy, and Harold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Paul reveal to Spenser about his dreams?

2. Spenser tells Paul that they are building the cabin a simpler, yet less desirable way. Why is the way they are doing it less desirable?

3. What does Spenser think of the visitor's request in Chapter 22?

4. Who are Spenser and Paul looking for after lunch in Chapter 24?

5. In Chapter 26, where do Paul and Spenser stay the first night?

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