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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. Where does Bootie plan to go after leaving Donald's house?
(a) Danielle's apartment.
(b) The unemployment office.
(c) Murray's house.
(d) David's house.

2. Who arrives at the Thwaite home for dinner?
(a) Danielle.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Esme.
(d) Erica.

3. How does Julius make his living?
(a) As a clerk.
(b) As a writer.
(c) As an auditor.
(d) As a therapist.

4. Where has Bootie spent time for the past three weeks?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Portland.
(c) Boston.
(d) Amherst.

5. Who is the Thwaite family cat?
(a) Puss.
(b) Max.
(c) Bootie.
(d) Pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bootie feel abnormally claustrophobic?

2. In what type of home does Danielle live?

3. What does Marina tease Julius about?

4. In what year does THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN take place?

5. Who is honored at the event in #85?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David represent to Julius when he meets him while on a work assignment?

2. How is Murray Thwaite introduced into the story?

3. What strides has Bootie made in the two weeks he has been in Manhattan?

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

5. How is Bootie out of place on his first night in Manhattan?

6. When Marina and Julius meet to talk about Bootie, what emerges from the tone of their conversation?

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

8. How does the author use the element of foreshadowing in this section?

9. What are Danielle's feelings about her mother?

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

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