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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. What city is Bootie in at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Manhattan.

2. Who is Murray's nephew?
(a) Max.
(b) Sam.
(c) Skip.
(d) Bootie.

3. Where does Bootie feel abnormally claustrophobic?
(a) A storage room.
(b) The subway.
(c) An elevator.
(d) Danielle's tiny apartment.

4. What secret does Danielle now have that she cannot share with Marina?
(a) Danielle has a criminal history.
(b) Danielle is moving back to Ohio.
(c) Danielle is a lesbian.
(d) Danielle is having an affair with Murray.

5. What is the title of Murray's most recent manuscript?
(a) "How to Live".
(b) "So Many Choices, So Little Time".
(c) "Make Money, Make a Life".
(d) "It's All Uphill From Here".

Short Answer Questions

1. Ludo envisions himself as ____________ and his revolutionary thinking.

2. What is Bootie doing at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. Where does Bootie decide to go after leaving Watertown?

4. What does Bootie feel about the Thwaite family?

5. What has Ludo named Marina's book about children's clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Danielle and her mother, Randy, do when her mother visits Danielle in Manhattan?

2. What risk does Julius take , especially since he is in a relationship with David?

3. Who is Bootie and what is his major life dilemma?

4. What are Danielle's thoughts about Murray?

5. How does Bootie know he has worn out his welcome with friends in Amherst?

6. What is the state of Julius' relationship with David after two months?

7. What are Bootie's plans for his arrival in Manhattan?

8. What does Murray do to try to advance his flirtation with Danielle?

9. How does Marina unwittingly accelerate the affair between her father and Danielle?

10. What is the premise of THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN?

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