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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. Who is Mortimer Snerd?
(a) A cartoon character.
(b) An author.
(c) A nerdy TV personality.
(d) A ventriloquist's dummy.

2. Who is already there when Spenser arrives at his destination in Chapter 13?
(a) Hawk, Buddy, and Harold.
(b) Susan, Patty, and Paul; Hawk arrives with Spenser.
(c) Paul, Mel, and Buddy.
(d) Mel, Buddy, and Harold.

3. Why does Susan feel the way that she does about the idea of Paul being away from his parents and learning self-reliance?
(a) Because she was separated from her parents when she was young, and she feels that it was a detriment to the rest of her life.
(b) Because as a guidance counselor, she knows how necessary it is for a child to be with their parents, even if the parents are abusive.
(c) Because she had a child that she had to give up, and she still hurts over that decision.
(d) Because she knows how difficult it is to raise children with issues like Paul's; and she doubts that there is any possibility of change.

4. What is the story that Patty recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) The story of how she and Mel met and got married.
(b) That while she was at the grocery store, three of Mel's henchmen threatened to kill her if she did not deliver Paul to Mel's house that afternoon.
(c) That she was at the grocery store when three men with guns forced her into theri car. They drove to a pay phone in Boston, and then on to a bridge where they told her to get out and start walking.
(d) That Mel was waiting for her by her car in the grocery store parking lot, and that he demanded his son or he would tell the police that she had kidnapped him.

5. What does Spenser say about ballet dancers?
(a) That dancing is for girls.
(b) That they are talentless hacks.
(c) That ballet dancing is a very admirable profession.
(d) That they are fine athletes and gifted artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, where do Paul and Spenser stay the first night?

2. What does Paul's dad, Mel say about the ballet?

3. What is the name of the restaurant that Paul, Spenser, and Susan dine at in Chapter 19?

4. What idea does Patty come up with to solve the problem of Mel's henchmen in Chapter 13?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the reader likely to feel when Patty shows up to take Paul home in Chapter 22?

2. What is Susan's opinion about Spenser keeping Paul?

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

4. What type of character is Harry Cotton?

5. Why does Spenser decide to take Paul to Fryeburg and build a cabin?

6. How does Susan feel about Spenser sending Paul and Patty to her house in Chapter 13?

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

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

9. 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?

10. Is the violence used in Chapter 24 necessary? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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