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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Spenser and Paul have for lunch in Chapter 21?
(a) Cobb salad and French onion soup.
(b) Vegetable soup and crackers.
(c) Grilled cheese sandwiches and potato chips.
(d) Cheddar cheese and Granny Smith apples, Bartlett pears, seedless green grapes, and an unsliced loaf of pumpernickel bread.

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

3. On their first full day at the cabin in Chapter 16, Spenser and Paul go to North Conway for which of the following?
(a) To go record shopping.
(b) To buy Paul some sneakers.
(c) To buy books.
(d) To buy a television for the cabin.

4. What favor does Spenser ask of Susan in Chapter 23?
(a) If she would marry him.
(b) If she would watch Paul while he took care of some business.
(c) If she would let Paul move in with her.
(d) If she would find out about ballet schools for Paul.

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

6. What does Spenser tell Paul about fighting in a "regular" fight?
(a) That anybody can beat anybody in a fight without rules.
(b) That the smartest fighter always wins.
(c) That the strongest fighter always wins.
(d) That fighting is only for the strong-willed.

7. What does Paul's dad, Mel say about the ballet?
(a) That it is boring.
(b) That it is not art.
(c) That it is for girls.
(d) That it is embarassing.

8. What is Spenser's response when Paul asks him why he thinks that Paul's parents say everything is for girls?
(a) Because they do not know any better; because they do not know who they are, or how to find outp or what a good person is, or how to find out. So they rely on categories.
(b) Because Paul's parents are small-minded people in a big world.
(c) Because they do not really care, and are just telling Paul that to bring his inquisitiveness to an end.
(d) Because they are afraid to admit what they like because other people may think they are weak.

9. Spenser takes Paul to Louis'; what is Louis'?
(a) A bar.
(b) A men's clothier.
(c) A rib shack.
(d) A juke joint.

10. What problem are Susan and Spenser trying to solve in Chapter 23?
(a) How to find Paul's parents.
(b) How to raise Paul.
(c) How to stop Paul's parents from taking Paul.
(d) Where Paul should live after the cabin is built.

11. 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?
(a) The difference between being weak and being weak-willed.
(b) The difference between being strong and being strong-minded.
(c) The difference between being good and being good at something.
(d) The difference between being good and being a good man.

12. On their trip to North Conway in Chapter 16, what does Spenser tell Paul is "against the rules"?
(a) Not learning to be a man.
(b) Running away from home.
(c) Lying to Spenser.
(d) Speaking badly of another person's beloved.

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

14. At the beginning of Chapter 22, what skill is Paul learning?
(a) How to use a circular saw.
(b) How to use a measuring tape.
(c) How to hammer a nail.
(d) How to use a saw horse.

15. Spenser tells Paul that they are building the cabin a simpler, yet less desirable way. Why is the way they are doing it less desirable?
(a) The way that they are doing it is more expensive.
(b) The way that they are doing it is too shabby.
(c) The way they are doing it does not allow the cabin to have a cellar.
(d) The way that they are doing it takes more time, effort, and materials.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Spenser have Paul stay in Chapter 23?

2. Who is Mortimer Snerd?

3. What does Susan say about Spenser's personality in Chapter 20?

4. What does Spenser tell Paul that they are going to do with Susan's rural property?

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

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