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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Spenser discover about Paul's strength when they are moving their gear and settling in?
(a) That Paul is misunderstood.
(b) That he really is weak and he does not know how to carry gear, like a shotgun, properly.
(c) That Paul really is not a hard worker and really does not care to learn how to become one.
(d) That Paul really does have some strength and some fortitude.

2. What is the first question that the narrator asks the passenger in Chapter 4 after leaving the house?
(a) "Smart. I like a man who gets out of a marriage gracefully. Don't you?"
(b) "Package for Ms. Brooks. She 'ere?"
(c) "Name's Spenser with an S, like the Poet. I'm in the Boston Book. Under Tough. Heard of me?"
(d) "Who would you rather live with, your mother or your father?

3. After the eviction, what was the narrator's new address?
(a) Boylston Street and the corner of Berkley.
(b) It was the same as the previous address.
(c) Berkley and Height Ashbury.
(d) Speer and I-25.

4. What favor does Patty ask of Spenser in Chapter 5?
(a) That Spenser take Paul out to dinner because she has plans.
(b) That Spenser stay the night and protect her and Paul.
(c) That Spenser move in as their permanent bodyguard.
(d) That Spenser serve Mel with a restraining order.

5. Who is Mel Giacomin?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A hoodlum Spenser knows from the past.
(c) Patty's ex-husband and Paul's father.
(d) Spenser's client.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the narrator, who else was evicted from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston?

2. In Chapter 14, what does Hawk say about Spenser?

3. In Chapter 3, who else is in the house besides the narrator and the two people in the living room?

4. In Chapter 15, Spenser and Paul are discussing Hawk. In that discussion about Hawk, what does Spenser tell Paul that he will help him learn?

5. What is Patty's reasoning for being married?

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