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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 20, what does Paul reveal to Spenser about his dreams?
(a) That he would like to be an architect.
(b) That he would like to be a ballet dancer.
(c) That he would like to be a construction worker.
(d) That he would like to be a private detective.

4. 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?
(a) The way they are doing it does not allow the cabin to have a cellar.
(b) The way that they are doing it is more expensive.
(c) The way that they are doing it takes more time, effort, and materials.
(d) The way that they are doing it is too shabby.

5. In Chapter 17, what physical activity do Spenser and Paul engage in?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Weight lifting.
(c) Playing golf.
(d) Walking.

6. On their trip to North Conway in Chapter 16, what does Spenser tell Paul is "against the rules"?
(a) Not learning to be a man.
(b) Running away from home.
(c) Speaking badly of another person's beloved.
(d) Lying to Spenser.

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

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

9. Who is the man sitting at the desk in Chapter 25?
(a) Harry Cotton.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Buddy Hartman.
(d) Hawk.

10. What is Spenser's solution to the problem discussed in Chapter 23?
(a) There is no solution.
(b) To look into boarding schools.
(c) To use Elaine to find Mel.
(d) To blackmail Paul's parents.

11. In Chapter 21, what physical activity do Spenser and Paul engage in?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Tree climbing.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Baseball.

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

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

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

15. What does Spenser need to learn more than anything else if he is to survive?
(a) How to make his parents happy.
(b) How to dress.
(c) How to please others.
(d) Autonomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what is Spenser's response to the solution that Patty comes up with regarding living arrangements for Paul?

2. Right after visiting Louis', where do Paul and Spenser go?

3. 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?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 22, what skill is Paul learning?

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

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