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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 does Emily respond when Grady knocks on the bathroom door and asks to come in?
(a) She tells him to go away.
(b) She tells him to enter.
(c) She says that she is taking a bath.
(d) She shrieks loudly.

2. At the end of Chapter 22, Grady tells Irving he is not going anywhere. How does Irving respond?
(a) He tells Grady not to be a fool.
(b) He tells Grady that he is proud of him.
(c) He tells Grady to keep the faith.
(d) He tells Grady to give him a break.

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

4. What does Grady tell the police in Chapter 16 when they come by asking about a dog and a jacket?
(a) He turns himself in.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He tells them about the dog in his trunk.
(d) He gives them James's name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in Chapter 29, Grady drives back toward which city?

2. In what manner did Emily's only biological sibling die?

3. When Grady greets Irving in Chapter 21, he has not seen him since what month of the year?

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

5. What sound alerts Grady to Crabtree's presence in his house in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To what action is Grady referring in Chapter 29 when he states, "I had decided to try something reckless, senseless, and stupid" (255)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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