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

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

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

4. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.
(b) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(c) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.
(d) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.

5. What is already built on Susan's rural property?
(a) The foundation for a new house.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A well for fresh water.
(d) A rustic hunting cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser catch a ride to in Chapter 13?

2. Where do Paul and Spenser catch the person whom they are looking for in Chapter 24?

3. What does Paul's dad, Mel say about the ballet?

4. When does Paul set out on his journey of self-discovery and growth?

5. What is the answer to the visitor's demand in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Aside from making sure that Paul has a presentable suit to wear to the ballet, what is the point of taking Paul to Louis' to get a suit?

3. What is the lesson that Spenser is trying to teach Paul via the two of them building the cabin together with their own hands instead of hiring someone else to do it or using machinery?

4. What is Susan's opinion about Spenser keeping Paul?

5. How does Spenser handle the confrontation with Patty in Chapter 22?

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

7. Why does Spenser believes that teaching Paul to run is important?

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

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

10. In Chapter 17, Paul asks Spenser why he cannot simply leave him alone. Spenser replies that he cannot leave him alone because everyone in his life has left him alone and it has not done him any good. He also tells Paul that his goal is to help him become a better person. What does Spenser mean by that?

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