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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 object does James have on his lap throughout the car ride featured in Chapter 17?
(a) A banana.
(b) A donut.
(c) A pack of cigarettes.
(d) A pistol.

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

3. For how many years have the Warshaws lived in their current house?
(a) 18.
(b) 5.
(c) 34.
(d) 24.

4. Which two characters have a sexual encounter in Chapter 32?
(a) James and Hannah.
(b) Grady and James.
(c) Crabtree and James.
(d) Grady and Hannah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Grady find James when he goes to find him in Chapter 23?

2. When James hears that Irene has called someone, he says that they are not his parents, but his what?

3. What sound alerts Grady to Crabtree's presence in his house in Chapter 16?

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

5. With which character is James playing beer pong when Grady locates him in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear in tandem with Grady's characterization of the "midnight disease" (23)?

2. To what action is Grady referring in Chapter 29 when he states, "I had decided to try something reckless, senseless, and stupid" (255)?

3. In what way do the themes of guilt and responsibility appear within Chapter 27?

4. Describe an instance when Chabon uses Grady's actions to demonstrate a character trait of Crabtree's.

5. When Grady and James arrive at the Warshaws' house in Kinship, how long has it been since Grady saw Irving? What kind of care does Irving immediately provide to Grady?

6. Over the course of their relationship, how many fights have Emily and Grady had and what is the significance of this number?

7. What is Emily's reaction when Grady attempts to speak with her in Chapter 22?

8. What is the symbolism of horse chestnut trees in the novel Wonder Boys?

9. For what length of time have Emily and Grady been together when the narrative begins and what evolution did their plan for a family undergo?

10. What shocking piece of information does Grady reveal about his late father in Chapter 24?

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