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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. On their first full day at the cabin in Chapter 16, Spenser and Paul go to North Conway for which of the following?
(a) To buy a television for the cabin.
(b) To buy Paul some sneakers.
(c) To go record shopping.
(d) To buy books.

4. What does Spenser tell Paul that they are going to do with Susan's rural property?
(a) Live in one cabin and build a better one.
(b) Cultivate the land to grow crops.
(c) Hunt, fish, and trap.
(d) Cut down all of the trees and clear the land.

5. 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 got too old to train properly.
(c) Because he did not want to be a champion.
(d) Because he injured his knee and could not fight anymore.

6. Where does Spenser catch a ride to in Chapter 13?
(a) Mel's house in Andover.
(b) Susan's house in Smithfield.
(c) Patty's house in Lexington.
(d) Spenser's apartment in Boston.

7. What do Spenser and Paul have for lunch in Chapter 21?
(a) Cobb salad and French onion soup.
(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) Vegetable soup and crackers.

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. Why does Susan feel the way that she does about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?
(a) Because she was separated from her parents when she was young, and she feels that it was a detriment to the rest of her life.
(b) Because she had a child that she had to give up, and she still hurts over that decision.
(c) Because she knows how difficult it is to raise children with issues like Paul's; and she doubts that there is any possibility of change.
(d) Because as a guidance counselor, she knows how necessary it is for a child to be with their parents, even if the parents are abusive.

13. In Chapter 24, where do Paul and Spenser go after lunch?
(a) To a Red Sox game.
(b) To the museum of natural science.
(c) To the aquarium.
(d) To a bar.

14. In Chapter 13, what is Spenser's response to the solution that Patty comes up with regarding living arrangements for Paul?
(a) He is not sure that Susan is ready for a child.
(b) He thinks that Ohio is a good place for Paul, since he does not want to live with either parent.
(c) He agrees to take Paul.
(d) He is ecstatic about Hawk taking Paul into hiding.

15. In Chapter 15, what does Spenser discover about Paul's strength when they are moving their gear and settling in?
(a) That Paul is misunderstood.
(b) That Paul really is not a hard worker and really does not care to learn how to become one.
(c) That he really is weak and he does not know how to carry gear, like a shotgun, properly.
(d) That Paul really does have some strength and some fortitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Spenser's response when Paul asks him why he thinks that Paul's parents say everything is for girls?

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

3. Where do Spenser and Paul eat in Chapter 24?

4. While Spenser and Paul are working in Chapter 22, who goes to the cabin?

5. When does Paul set out on his journey of self-discovery and growth?

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