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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Patty do in response to Paul's comments about her thoughts on the reality of modern women?
(a) She begins to cry, and runs out of the kitchen and into her bedroom, slamming the door.
(b) She knocks over her half-full cup of coffee and its saucer off the table and onto the floor; and leaves the kitchen for her bedroom, slamming the door.
(c) She is quiet for some time, and finally acknowledges that he has a point.
(d) Looking into her coffee cup, she says nothing,

2. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?
(a) To have a stable home life.
(b) To keep her from being lonely.
(c) To get power and money.
(d) To have a father for Paul.

3. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's muscles?
(a) That they are ugly.
(b) That they are wimpy.
(c) That they are impressive.
(d) That they are fake.

4. Who were some of the narrator's new neighbors?
(a) A nosy old lady, a card shark, a lawyer, and a bar.
(b) A bookie and a fortune teller.
(c) A dancer, a lawyer, a restaurant, and a newspaper agency.
(d) Brooks Brothers, a bank, Bonwit Teller, Police Headquarters, and an ad agency.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where is the narrator sitting?
(a) At police headquarters.
(b) Outside an apartment building on Hammond Pond Parkway in Chestnut Hill.
(c) The narrator's office.
(d) At the counter of a Dunkin' Donuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrive at the house in Chapter 4, how does the passenger enter the house?

2. What book is Spenser reading in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Spenser do after breakfast?

4. In Chapter 3, what does the man keep calling the narrator?

5. What habit does the passenger have that drives the narrator absolutely crazy during their car ride in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Spenser's rescue plan for Patty and Paul along with its execution show us about yet another part of Spenser's personality?

2. How does Spenser diffuse the situation between himself, Buddy, and Harold in Chapter 11?

3. What type of person does Paul Giacomin appear to be?

4. In the scene where Paul arrives home, Patty is entertaining a male guest, Stephen Court. How does that scene make you feel?

5. If you were Spenser, what would you have done differently in Chapter 2?

6. What does the discussion that Patty and Spenser have in Chapter 8 reveal to the audience about Patty's real character?

7. What type of person does Mel Giacomin appear to be?

8. In Chapter 9, Spenser makes an impromptu dinner for himself and Paul. At the dinner table, Paul seems surprised that Spenser can cook. The discussion that follows allows the reader to learn more about Paul and his relationship with the world around him. What did you learn about Paul and how he relates to the world around him?

9. In Chapter 6 we are introduced to Spenser's girlfriend, Susan Silverman. What type of a person does she seem to be, and how does that contrast or compliment Spenser's personality?

10. What do Paul Giacomin's feelings for his parents appear to be?

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