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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 grey suit, a purple shirt and tie, and his sneakers.
(c) A green polyester suit, purple shirt, and brown boots.
(d) A tan suit, a blue shirt, a tan tie, and his sneakers.

2. What is the answer to the visitor's demand in Chapter 22?
(a) Paul will not go.
(b) Spenser will take the case.
(c) They answer that they do not have a construction permit.
(d) They turn down the construction job offer.

3. Why does Patty refuse to report Mel's actions to the police?
(a) Because she believes that the police are too busy to handle it.
(b) Because she is afraid he will kill her.
(c) Because she is afraid that Paul will hate her for it.
(d) Because she does not trust the police.

4. What does Spenser wear on Saturday morning in Chapter 19?
(a) A blue suit, a white shirt, a blue tie with red stripes on it, and black shoes.
(b) A brown suit, dark blue shirt, a dark blue tie, and brown shoes.
(c) A white suit, pink shirt, white tie, and white shoes.
(d) A black suit, a black shirt, a white tie, and black shoes.

5. Right after visiting Louis', where do Paul and Spenser go?
(a) To the Hudson River.
(b) To the museum of fine arts.
(c) To a bookstore.
(d) To "Antoinette's Restaurant".

6. What is already built on Susan's rural property?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A rustic hunting cabin.
(c) The foundation for a new house.
(d) A well for fresh water.

7. What favor does Spenser ask of Susan in Chapter 23?
(a) If she would let Paul move in with her.
(b) If she would marry him.
(c) If she would watch Paul while he took care of some business.
(d) If she would find out about ballet schools for Paul.

8. What idea does Patty come up with to solve the problem of Mel's henchmen in Chapter 13?
(a) That Susan adopt Paul.
(b) That Hawk take Paul into hiding.
(c) That Spenser take Paul.
(d) That Paul go to live with his distant great-aunt in Ohio.

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

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

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

12. What does Paul ask Spenser about red and gray squirrels?
(a) Which ones are meaner.
(b) Which ones live around the cabin.
(c) What the difference is between the two of them.
(d) Which ones are friendlier.

13. What does the group decide to have for dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) Grilled cheese sandwiches, potato chips, and fruit cocktail.
(b) Canned soup and crackers.
(c) PB&Js.
(d) BLTs, homemade bread and butter pickles, cheese, and apples.

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

15. What is Paul's opinion on possibly finding out some less-than-desirable information on his parents?
(a) He does not have an opinion.
(b) He does not care, and he is willing to help find out information about them.
(c) He is happy to learn about his parents' dirty laundry.
(d) He is upset at the possibility.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man at the desk threaten to do in Chapter 25?

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

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 18, where does Paul tell Spenser that he has never been?

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