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

2. Who is already there when Spenser arrives at his destination in Chapter 13?
(a) Hawk, Buddy, and Harold.
(b) Mel, Buddy, and Harold.
(c) Susan, Patty, and Paul; Hawk arrives with Spenser.
(d) Paul, Mel, and Buddy.

3. In Chapter 26, where do Paul and Spenser stay the first night?
(a) Back at the cabin.
(b) At Harry's gym.
(c) With Hawk.
(d) In Spenser's apartment in Boston.

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

5. Right after visiting Louis', where do Paul and Spenser go?
(a) To "Antoinette's Restaurant".
(b) To the Hudson River.
(c) To the museum of fine arts.
(d) To a bookstore.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 24, where do Paul and Spenser go after lunch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Susan feel about Spenser sending Paul and Patty to her house in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

5. Why does Spenser agree to keep Paul after the kidnapping scare when Patty is taken hostage?

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

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

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

9. What type of character is Harry Cotton?

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

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