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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. Which family's home is the setting of Chapter 20?
(a) The Crabtrees.
(b) The Leers.
(c) The Warshaws.
(d) The Greens.

2. To which member of the Warshaw family does Grady confess that his mistress is pregnant?
(a) Emily.
(b) Deb.
(c) Irving.
(d) Philly.

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

4. Who calls Grady in Chapter 16 in order to invite him to Passover Seder?
(a) Irving.
(b) Irene.
(c) Deb.
(d) Emily.

5. With which character is James playing beer pong when Grady locates him in Chapter 23?
(a) Deb.
(b) Philly.
(c) Irving.
(d) Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32, James, Crabtree, and Grady go to which location after leaving the Leers' house?

2. Grady always wears what kind of article of clothing while he writes?

3. Which two characters have a sexual encounter in Chapter 32?

4. In Chapter 31, Grady hears the sounds of a movie featuring which actor and figures that he has located James?

5. What was the name of Emily's sibling who died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are Emily's living siblings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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