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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 Patty.
(c) Because Mel's friends could hurt Paul.
(d) Because they would get in the way of a court case.

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

5. Who are Spenser and Paul looking for after lunch in Chapter 24?
(a) Buddy Hartman.
(b) Mel Giacomin.
(c) Harry Cimoli.
(d) Hawk.

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

7. 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 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.
(c) 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.
(d) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.

8. 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 as a guidance counselor, she knows how necessary it is for a child to be with their parents, even if the parents are abusive.
(b) 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.
(c) Because she had a child that she had to give up, and she still hurts over that decision.
(d) 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.

9. What is Paul's response to Spenser's plans for the property?
(a) That they are crazy, and that Spenser is crazy.
(b) He does not believe that Spenser can do it. He also says that he does not want to help.
(c) That Spenser has a good plan and that Paul wants to help.
(d) Paul shrugs and says that he does not care.

10. How many miles was Paul up to running by May?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

11. What option does Spenser give Paul in Chapter 24?
(a) To go back home to his parents.
(b) To go away to school in London.
(c) To stay with Susan instead of going with him.
(d) To live with him in the cabin.

12. What does Susan say about Spenser's personality in Chapter 20?
(a) That he works too hard to thwart people's expectations.
(b) That he is predictable.
(c) That he is unpredictable.
(d) That he is fun-loving and adventurous.

13. Which of the following projects does Spenser think will teach Paul to become independent and self-reliant?
(a) Building a house on Susan's property in Fryeburg, Maine.
(b) Going camping for a month in the wilds of the Maine woods.
(c) Growing his own food and living in a cabin in the Maine woods.
(d) Moving out by himself.

14. In Chapter 18, where does Paul tell Spenser that he has never been?
(a) To New York.
(b) To Philadelphia.
(c) To Denver.
(d) To Miami.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser have Paul stay in Chapter 23?

2. What information did Spenser find out from the person whom he caught in Chapter 24?

3. What does Spenser tell Paul about fighting in a "regular" fight?

4. What problem are Susan and Spenser trying to solve in Chapter 23?

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?

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