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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. 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 that they are doing it takes more time, effort, and materials.
(d) The way they are doing it does not allow the cabin to have a cellar.

2. What does Susan think about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is skeptical.
(c) She is hopeful.
(d) She is positive.

3. In Chapter 14, what does Hawk say about Spenser?
(a) That he is reliable.
(b) That he is unreliable.
(c) That he is predictable.
(d) That he is unpredictable.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Paul and Spenser arrive at in Chapter 25?

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

3. What is the first step that Paul and Spenser work on when building the cabin?

4. Where do Paul and Spenser stop to eat in Chapter 15?

5. On their trip to North Conway in Chapter 16, what does Spenser tell Paul is "against the rules"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Spenser believes that teaching Paul to run is important?

3. Why is the discussion that Spenser and Paul have in Chapter 21 about the rules of fighting an important one?

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. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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