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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. What does Susan say about Spenser's personality in Chapter 20?
(a) That he is fun-loving and adventurous.
(b) That he works too hard to thwart people's expectations.
(c) That he is predictable.
(d) That he is unpredictable.

2. 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.

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

4. What does the visitor in Chapter 22 ask for Paul and Spenser to do?
(a) To hire Spenser for a case.
(b) To show their building permits.
(c) For Paul to go with them.
(d) To handle a construction job.

5. What does Susan think about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is skeptical.
(c) She is hopeful.
(d) She is positive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man sitting at the desk in Chapter 25?

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

3. In Chapter 17, what physical activity do Spenser and Paul engage in?

4. Which of the following projects does Spenser think will teach Paul to become independent and self-reliant?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paul force Spenser to wake him the way that he did in Chapter 16?

2. Is Spenser's plan to blackmail the Giacomins in order to make them pay for Paul's education and living expenses, as well as staying away from him a good plan? Why? Why not?

3. Does Susan make a good point about parental rights in Chapter 23? Why? Why not?

4. How is the reader likely to feel when Patty shows up to take Paul home in Chapter 22?

5. Why does Paul's revelation that he would like to be a dancer important?

6. Was it a good idea for Spenser and Paul to break into Mel's office? Why? Why not?

7. Why does Spenser decide to take Paul to Fryeburg and build a cabin?

8. Why does Spenser send Paul and Patty to Susan's house in Chapter 13?

9. Why does Spenser does not take a television to the cabin with him and Paul?

10. Is Spenser's evaluation of Susan's attitude in Chapter 23 an accurate one? Why? Why not?

(see the answer keys)

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