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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 20, what does Paul reveal to Spenser about his dreams?
(a) That he would like to be a ballet dancer.
(b) That he would like to be a private detective.
(c) That he would like to be an architect.
(d) That he would like to be a construction worker.

2. Which of the following projects does Spenser think will teach Paul to become independent and self-reliant?
(a) Moving out by himself.
(b) Building a house on Susan's property in Fryeburg, Maine.
(c) Growing his own food and living in a cabin in the Maine woods.
(d) Going camping for a month in the wilds of the Maine woods.

3. In Chapter 13, what is Spenser's response to the solution that Patty comes up with regarding living arrangements for Paul?
(a) He thinks that Ohio is a good place for Paul, since he does not want to live with either parent.
(b) He is not sure that Susan is ready for a child.
(c) He agrees to take Paul.
(d) He is ecstatic about Hawk taking Paul into hiding.

4. In Chapter 17, when Paul asks Spenser why he cannot just leave him alone, what is Spenser's answer?
(a) Because Paul's parents never left him alone, and Spenser does not feel that he should have to either.
(b) Because Spenser thinks that Paul needs less structure in his life.
(c) Because Paul must learn to respect his elders.
(d) Because everybody in his life has left him alone all of his life, and it has not done him any good.

5. Where does Spenser catch a ride to in Chapter 13?
(a) Susan's house in Smithfield.
(b) Mel's house in Andover.
(c) Patty's house in Lexington.
(d) Spenser's apartment in Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spenser think of the visitor's request in Chapter 22?

2. Where do Spenser and Paul eat in Chapter 24?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?

4. On their first full day at the cabin in Chapter 16, Spenser and Paul go to North Conway for which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21 we are able to see how Paul is growing both physically and emotionally. How has he grown?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Is the violence used in Chapter 24 necessary? Why?

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

10. 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?

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