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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 that they are doing it is more expensive.
(b) The way they are doing it does not allow the cabin to have a cellar.
(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.

3. Why does Susan feel the way that she does about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?
(a) Because she was separated from her parents when she was young, and she feels that it was a detriment to the rest of her life.
(b) Because as a guidance counselor, she knows how necessary it is for a child to be with their parents, even if the parents are abusive.
(c) Because she had a child that she had to give up, and she still hurts over that decision.
(d) Because she knows how difficult it is to raise children with issues like Paul's; and she doubts that there is any possibility of change.

4. Where do Spenser and Paul eat in Chapter 24?
(a) Casa Rosa's.
(b) Quincy Market.
(c) At the cabin.
(d) Babe's Bistro.

5. What does the man at the desk threaten to do in Chapter 25?
(a) To kidnap Susan.
(b) To burglarize Spenser's office.
(c) To keep Paul for ransom.
(d) To kill Spenser if he does not stay out of his business.

6. What is the first step that Paul and Spenser work on when building the cabin?
(a) Clearing the land for the foundation.
(b) Digging holes for the foundation tubes.
(c) Putting up a fence around the property.
(d) Reading blueprints for the cabin.

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

8. Besides the man sitting at the desk, who else is in the building that Paul and Spenser visit in Chapter 25?
(a) Three men playing cards.
(b) Two rottweiler dogs.
(c) A room full of bookies.
(d) No one.

9. Where do Paul and Spenser arrive at in Chapter 25?
(a) Mel Giacomin's insurance firm.
(b) Harry Crimoli's gym.
(c) Susan Silverman's office.
(d) Harry Cotton's car lot.

10. What does Spenser wear on Saturday morning in Chapter 19?
(a) A black suit, a black shirt, a white tie, and black shoes.
(b) A brown suit, dark blue shirt, a dark blue tie, and brown shoes.
(c) A blue suit, a white shirt, a blue tie with red stripes on it, and black shoes.
(d) A white suit, pink shirt, white tie, and white shoes.

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

12. 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) Good parents want their children to grow up to be strong individuals.
(c) Parents only have children so that they have miniature self-likenesses running around.
(d) The children are possessions. In some cases, the parents' only possession.

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

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

15. Spenser takes Paul to Louis'; what is Louis'?
(a) A rib shack.
(b) A juke joint.
(c) A men's clothier.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What information did Spenser find out from the person whom he caught in Chapter 24?

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