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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. How long does it take Fred and Amanda Leer to arrive to pick up James?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

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

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

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

5. What instruction does Emily give to Grady at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) Kiss me.
(b) Get out.
(c) Shut up.
(d) Marry me.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Grady to read the entire novel manuscript in Chapter 27?

2. To which member of the Warshaw family does Grady confess that his mistress is pregnant?

3. What object does James have on his lap throughout the car ride featured in Chapter 17?

4. The reader learns in Chapter 21 that Deb was born in which country?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What happened to the Warshaws' one biological child?

4. To what type of event does Irving invite Grady in Chapter 16 and how does Grady respond?

5. How does Chabon go about depicting Irving as a man who insists on honesty?

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

7. How does Crabtree determine the address of James's grandparents, Amanda and Fred Leer?

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

9. In what location does Grady find James when he goes looking for him at the Warshaws' house in Chapter 23?

10. How does Chabon create suspense at the end of Chapter 33 and for what purpose does he create it?

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