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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 10, what does Patty ask Spenser when he returns from dropping Paul off at school?
2. Who is Elaine Brooks?
3. What is Paul's response to Patty's "plan" in Chapter 7?
4. In Chapter 5, what is Patty's first response to Spenser and Paul's entrance?
5. What new character is introduced in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Spenser diffuse the situation between himself, Buddy, and Harold in Chapter 11?
2. In the scene where Paul arrives home, Patty is entertaining a male guest, Stephen Court. How does that scene make you feel?
3. What does Spenser's rescue plan for Patty and Paul along with its execution show us about yet another part of Spenser's personality?
4. Do you think that it was wise for Spenser to have entered Giacomin's house the way that he did?
5. In Chapter 10, Patty propositions Spenser, who politely rejects her advances. The two have a fairly lengthy discussion about the event, during which we learn more about Patty's feelings of self worth. What are those feelings?
6. Spenser reluctantly takes the job of protecting Patty and Paul from Mel and his thugs. What reservations does Spenser have about taking the job, and why does he take it?
7. What type of person does Mel Giacomin appear to be?
8. What do Paul Giacomin's feelings for his parents appear to be?
9. What does Spenser's preparation of the impromptu meal in Chapter 9 reveal about his character?
10. When Paul arrives home, what is the reaction that mother and son both give and receive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This story takes place in Boston, and all of the characters are Boston residents. The characters in "Early Autumn" do not speak with any kind of accent, most notably the "Bahstahn" accent. Why does Parker not have his characters speak with any accents?
Essay Topic 2
Spenser and Susan both support Paul's dream to become a dancer. In fact, they take him to see live dance performances and help him find a school where he can learn about dance. How important will that support be for Paul as he enters his new school? How about in the rest of his life? How is it different from the support that his parents agreed to give to him?
Essay Topic 3
Mel and Patty have a complex relationship. They used to be in love, hence their marriage and Paul's birth. Somewhere along the way, that marriage disintegrated, leading to their separation and eventual divorce. Now their only purpose is to hurt each other in any way that they can, specifically to use Paul as the object to do that with.
Part 1) Explore the motivation that the two have to hurt each other the way that they do; why do you think that they do it?
Part 2) What effect has that relationship between his parents had on Paul?
Use specific examples from the text to support your answers.
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