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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Susan describe the relationship that parents have with their children?
(a) Bad parents want their children to not be able to live without them.
(b) The children are possessions. In some cases, the parents' only possession.
(c) Good parents want their children to grow up to be strong individuals.
(d) Parents only have children so that they have miniature self-likenesses running around.

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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 is upset at the possibility.
(c) He is happy to learn about his parents' dirty laundry.
(d) He does not care, and he is willing to help find out information about them.

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

8. Where do Paul and Spenser stop to eat in Chapter 15?
(a) At a diner called "Babe's" in Connecticut.
(b) At a drive-thru McDonald's on their way out of Massachusetts.
(c) At a burger joint called "JB's" in Maine.
(d) A restaurant called "Horsefeathers" in North Conway, New Hampshire.

9. While Spenser and Paul are working in Chapter 22, who goes to the cabin?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Harry.
(c) Susan.
(d) Patty.

10. In Chapter 26, where do Paul and Spenser stay the first night?
(a) In Spenser's apartment in Boston.
(b) With Hawk.
(c) Back at the cabin.
(d) At Harry's gym.

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

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Spenser discover about Paul's strength when they are moving their gear and settling in?

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

3. What option does Spenser give Paul in Chapter 24?

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

5. What does Susan think about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?

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