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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Spenser's response when Paul asks him why he thinks that Paul's parents say everything is for girls?
(a) Because they do not know any better; because they do not know who they are, or how to find outp or what a good person is, or how to find out. So they rely on categories.
(b) Because Paul's parents are small-minded people in a big world.
(c) Because they do not really care, and are just telling Paul that to bring his inquisitiveness to an end.
(d) Because they are afraid to admit what they like because other people may think they are weak.

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

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

8. What does Spenser think of the visitor's request in Chapter 22?
(a) "That is what you did with Harry."
(b) "But there is nothing to be done about it."
(c) "Do we sense a pattern developing?"
(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."

9. What does Spenser say about too much positivity in Chapter 20?
(a) That too much positivity is a sign that the person with the outlook is either scared or stupid; or both.
(b) That too much positivity is for those who do not understand their surroundings.
(c) That not having enough positivity can ruin a person's life.
(d) That there is no such thing as too much positivity in today's world.

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

11. 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 injured his knee and could not fight anymore.
(b) Because he did not want to be a champion.
(c) Because he was in a different league than champions.
(d) Because he got too old to train properly.

12. What does Spenser tell Paul about fighting in a "regular" fight?
(a) That the strongest fighter always wins.
(b) That anybody can beat anybody in a fight without rules.
(c) That the smartest fighter always wins.
(d) That fighting is only for the strong-willed.

13. 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 private detective.
(d) That he would like to be a construction worker.

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

15. Who is Mortimer Snerd?
(a) An author.
(b) A cartoon character.
(c) A nerdy TV personality.
(d) A ventriloquist's dummy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul's dad, Mel say about the ballet?

2. The first morning that Paul and Spenser are in the cabin, what does Spenser set out for breakfast?

3. What does Spenser tell Paul that they are going to do with Susan's rural property?

4. Where do Paul and Spenser stop to eat in Chapter 15?

5. 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?

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