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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grady realizes in Chapter 26 that August Van Zorn's stories "were all, at bottom, about the horror of" (233) what?
(a) The mundane.
(b) Delirium.
(c) Middle age.
(d) Emptiness.

2. What item does Crabtree use to determine the address of James's guardians' house?
(a) A report card.
(b) An electric bill.
(c) An overdue book notice.
(d) A water bill.

3. Which character is attacked by Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?
(a) Grady.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Walter.
(d) Sara.

4. What is the last name of the student named James whom Grady spies lurking around outside in Chapter 6?
(a) Leer.
(b) Miller.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Reeves.

5. In what location are the Warshaws celebrating Passover Seder?
(a) Clavel.
(b) Kinship.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 24 states that in the town where Grady grew up, how many of its citizens were Jews?

2. Who takes James upstairs and puts him to bed in Chapter 25?

3. What was the source of the sounds that used to emerge from Albert Vetch's room at the hotel?

4. How many years old does Grady estimate the tree in Chapter 20 to be?

5. Early in Chapter 29, Grady drives back toward which city?

(see the answer key)

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