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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 pack of cigarettes.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A donut.
(d) A banana.

2. When James and Grady see a family crossing the street in front of them, James uses what term to refer to them?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Breeders.
(c) Replicants.
(d) Androids.

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

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

5. 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) Despair.
(b) Hope.
(c) Progress.
(d) Confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 22, Grady tells Irving he is not going anywhere. How does Irving respond?

2. In Chapter 27, Grady reads a novel manuscript written by which character?

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

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. Which character does Grady bring with him when he sets out to retrieve the jacket once owned by Marilyn Monroe?

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

3. 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?

4. In what way does the theme of hope emerge within Chapter 20?

5. What were Emily's original career aspirations and what does she do for a living now?

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

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

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

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

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

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