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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. In what manner did Emily's only biological sibling die?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Suffocating.

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

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

5. Who tends to the infected dog bite on Grady's ankle in Chapter 21?
(a) Deb.
(b) Irene.
(c) Irving.
(d) Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Grady find fast asleep on top of the manuscript of Wonder Boys in Chapter 33?

2. When it is time for dinner in Chapter 24, Emily seats herself next to which character?

3. What object does Grady leave in James's bed after he helps him escape from the Leers' house?

4. 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?

5. What instruction does Crabtree give to Grady in relation to his treatment of James?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe an instance when Crabtree is able to help Grady analyze his own actions.

2. What request does Deb make of Grady in Chapter 22 and why?

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

4. 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?

5. What strange collection of objects does Grady have in the trunk of his car by the end of Chapter 28?

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

7. What item does Grady stop to buy for Emily in Chapter 17 and what happens to the item in Chapter 19?

8. 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?

9. Who is Grossman?

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

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