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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 8, how long was the time period that Spenser was gone following breakfast?
(a) Four hours.
(b) All day.
(c) About an hour and fifteen minutes.
(d) About two hours.

2. Who does Spenser call on to help him during the hostage situation in Chapter 12?
(a) Harold.
(b) Henry.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Hawk.

3. In Chapter 4, what does the passenger say about the narrator's profession?
(a) That it is awfully gross.
(b) That it is totally great.
(c) That it is a rotten occupation.
(d) That it is very interesting.

4. In Chapter 7, what do Patty, Paul, and Spenser have for dinner?
(a) Steak, peas, and baked potato.
(b) Cold tuna sandwiches on rye bread.
(c) Hamburgers and french fries.
(d) Hot dogs with macarooni and cheese.

5. In Chapter 2, who is the narrator staking out and trying to find?
(a) Harry Cotton.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Mel Giacomin.
(d) Susan Silverman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Patty do in response to Paul's comments about her thoughts on the reality of modern women?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where is the narrator sitting?

3. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?

4. In what city does this story take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of person does Patty Giacomin seem to be?

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

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

4. 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?

5. Based on what we read in Chapter 2, what types of personal qualities would be necessary to handle Spenser's job? Why?

6. What type of person does the narrator seem to be?

7. Why does Spenser not like the growing sense of intimacy that he describes in Chapter 10?

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

9. In Chapter 11, Spenser and Paul have a discussion about why Spenser did not shoot the intruders. What does Spenser tell Paul about his reluctance to shoot Buddy and Harold?

10. Do you think that it was wise for Spenser to have entered Giacomin's house the way that he did?

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