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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 way are Deb and Emily related to one another?
(a) Aunt and niece.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Sisters-in-law.
(d) Mother and daughter.

2. Into what location does Grady place the creature he runs over in Chapter 28?
(a) The back seat.
(b) The roof.
(c) The trunk.
(d) The front seat.

3. In Chapter 31, Grady hears the sounds of a movie featuring which actor and figures that he has located James?
(a) Doris Day.
(b) Grace Kelly.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

4. How does Emily react to the news that Grady is expecting a child with Sara?
(a) She drives off.
(b) She punches Grady.
(c) She congratulates him.
(d) She calls Sara.

5. In what location does Grady find Sara when he comes to tell her about Doctor Dee?
(a) The bathtub.
(b) The swimming pool.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years old does Grady estimate the tree in Chapter 20 to be?

3. Crabtree discovers that James's guardians live in which area?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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