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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Spenser think of the visitor's request in Chapter 22?
(a) "That is what you did with Harry."
(b) "Do we sense a pattern developing?"
(c) "But there is nothing to be done about it."
(d) "You want to move in with the spiffy one on a permanent basis. But he will not take the kid. You cannot keep paying me to babysit, so you are going to ship him off to the old man."

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

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

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

10. What does Paul's dad, Mel say about the ballet?
(a) That it is not art.
(b) That it is embarassing.
(c) That it is boring.
(d) That it is for girls.

11. 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 does not trust the police.
(d) Because she is afraid that Paul will hate her for it.

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

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

14. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?
(a) A grey suit, a purple shirt and tie, and his sneakers.
(b) A tan corduroy jacket, brown pants, a powder blue polyester shirt with dark blue pocket flaps, no tie, black socks, and top-sider shoes.
(c) A green polyester suit, purple shirt, and brown boots.
(d) A tan suit, a blue shirt, a tan tie, and his sneakers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Why does Susan feel the way that she does about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?

5. In Chapter 17, what physical activity do Spenser and Paul engage in?

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