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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Steak and eggs.
(d) Cornbread, strawberry jam, and a bowl of assorted fruit.

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

3. What do Spenser and Paul have for lunch in Chapter 21?
(a) Grilled cheese sandwiches and potato chips.
(b) Cheddar cheese and Granny Smith apples, Bartlett pears, seedless green grapes, and an unsliced loaf of pumpernickel bread.
(c) Cobb salad and French onion soup.
(d) Vegetable soup and crackers.

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

5. What information did Spenser find out from the person whom he caught in Chapter 24?
(a) That Paul was really the son of a powerful mobster.
(b) That Patty Giacomin was a prostitute.
(c) That he knew Mel through Harry Cotten.
(d) That Mel Giacomin was an assassin.

6. 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 really care, and are just telling Paul that to bring his inquisitiveness to an end.
(b) Because Paul's parents are small-minded people in a big world.
(c) Because they are afraid to admit what they like because other people may think they are weak.
(d) 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.

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

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

9. On their first full day at the cabin in Chapter 16, Spenser and Paul go to North Conway for which of the following?
(a) To buy Paul some sneakers.
(b) To buy books.
(c) To go record shopping.
(d) To buy a television for the cabin.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 22, what skill is Paul learning?
(a) How to use a saw horse.
(b) How to hammer a nail.
(c) How to use a measuring tape.
(d) How to use a circular saw.

11. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?
(a) A tan suit, a blue shirt, a tan 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 grey suit, a purple shirt and tie, and his sneakers.
(d) A green polyester suit, purple shirt, and brown boots.

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

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

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

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) Autonomy.
(d) How to please others.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Besides the man sitting at the desk, who else is in the building that Paul and Spenser visit in Chapter 25?

3. What is the name of the restaurant that Paul, Spenser, and Susan dine at in Chapter 19?

4. What is Spenser's solution to the problem discussed in Chapter 23?

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

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