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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grady says in Chapter 20, "It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as" (177) what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Despair.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Progress.

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

3. What sound alerts Grady to Crabtree's presence in his house in Chapter 16?
(a) Snoring.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Weeping.

4. How does Emily react to the news that Grady is expecting a child with Sara?
(a) She calls Sara.
(b) She drives off.
(c) She congratulates him.
(d) She punches Grady.

5. In Chapter 17, Grady dons what type of piece of clothing?
(a) A pair of overalls.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A fisherman's vest.
(d) A pair of waders.

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

7. When Grady greets Irving in Chapter 21, he has not seen him since what month of the year?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) June.
(d) March.

8. Which member of Grady's family killed the man named David Glucksbringer?
(a) His sister.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

9. What type of weather is occurring when Grady goes outside in Chapter 17?
(a) Windy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Sunny.

10. Who tells Emily that Grady has fathered a child with his mistress, Sara?
(a) Grady.
(b) Deb.
(c) Sara.
(d) Irving.

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

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

13. When it is time for dinner in Chapter 24, Emily seats herself next to which character?
(a) Deb.
(b) Irene.
(c) Irving.
(d) Grady.

14. What was the name of Emily's sibling who died?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Rory.
(c) Sam.
(d) Seth.

15. In Chapter 28, as Grady is driving away from the Warshaws' house, he runs over what type of creature?
(a) A bird.
(b) A snake.
(c) A cat.
(d) A coyote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family does the boa constrictor belong to?

2. How old was Deb when she arrived in the country where she was ultimately adopted by the Warshaws?

3. Which character does Grady take with him when he goes to celebrate Seder with the Warshaws?

4. What item does Crabtree use to determine the address of James's guardians' house?

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

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