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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. Why does Spenser feel that Paul needs to be away from his parents?
(a) Because Paul does not want to live with either one of them.
(b) Because they are harming him; and they have not taught him how to survive.
(c) Because the two of them need time to work out their problems.
(d) Because they are using him to bait each other, and it is not psychologically or emotionally healthy.

2. In Chapter 19, what does Paul wear on Saturday morning?
(a) A grey suit, a purple shirt and tie, and his sneakers.
(b) A tan corduroy jacket, brown pants, a powder blue polyester shirt with dark blue pocket flaps, no tie, black socks, and top-sider shoes.
(c) A tan suit, a blue shirt, a tan tie, and his sneakers.
(d) A green polyester suit, purple shirt, and brown boots.

3. 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) That they are crazy, and that Spenser is crazy.
(c) He does not believe that Spenser can do it. He also says that he does not want to help.
(d) Paul shrugs and says that he does not care.

4. What does the man at the desk threaten to do in Chapter 25?
(a) To kill Spenser if he does not stay out of his business.
(b) To keep Paul for ransom.
(c) To kidnap Susan.
(d) To burglarize Spenser's office.

5. Where do Paul and Spenser catch the person whom they are looking for in Chapter 24?
(a) On the street.
(b) Near a big pseudo-Gothic church.
(c) In a car.
(d) In the bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Spenser's response when Paul asks him why he thinks that Paul's parents say everything is for girls?

2. The first morning that Paul and Spenser are in the cabin, what does Spenser set out for breakfast?

3. Who was the best fighter Spenser ever fought?

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Why does Spenser feel that teaching Paul to box and weight lift is important?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. As evidenced in his conversation with Spenser in Chapter 20, why is Paul curious in relation to why his parents think the way that they do?

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