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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which day of the week does Chapter 16 begin?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

2. What type of event is taking place at Grady's house when he arrives in Chapter 29?
(a) A police raid.
(b) A wake.
(c) A party.
(d) A bar mitzvah.

3. How does Emily respond when Grady knocks on the bathroom door and asks to come in?
(a) She tells him to go away.
(b) She shrieks loudly.
(c) She says that she is taking a bath.
(d) She tells him to enter.

4. Into what location does Grady place the creature he runs over in Chapter 28?
(a) The roof.
(b) The back seat.
(c) The trunk.
(d) The front seat.

5. To which member of the Warshaw family does Grady confess that his mistress is pregnant?
(a) Philly.
(b) Deb.
(c) Irving.
(d) Emily.

6. The reader learns in Chapter 21 that Deb was born in which country?
(a) India.
(b) South Korea.
(c) China.
(d) The United States.

7. Who passes out at the dinner table in Chapter 25?
(a) Deb.
(b) Grady.
(c) Philly.
(d) James.

8. In Chapter 33, Grady decides that he should visit the emergency room about the injury on what part of his body?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His neck.
(c) His hand.
(d) His chest.

9. What family does the boa constrictor belong to?
(a) Willoughbys.
(b) Warshaws.
(c) Monroes.
(d) Robinsons.

10. How many bathrooms are there in the house where Chapters 20-23 are set?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. How many years old does Grady estimate the tree in Chapter 20 to be?
(a) 30.
(b) 80.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

12. How many feet long is the boa constrictor named Grossman?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

13. How long does it take Grady to read the entire novel manuscript in Chapter 27?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) Just under 2 hours.
(c) Just over 4 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

14. When Irene calls the number James gave her, the woman who answers says that she and her husband will be there to pick up James in how many hours?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

15. Grady always wears what kind of article of clothing while he writes?
(a) A robe.
(b) A suit.
(c) A dress.
(d) A pair of sweats and a tee shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Grady greets Irving in Chapter 21, he has not seen him since what month of the year?

2. Crabtree discovers that James's guardians live in which area?

3. In what manner did Emily's only biological sibling die?

4. For how many years have the Warshaws lived in their current house?

5. How long does it take Fred and Amanda Leer to arrive to pick up James?

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