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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 many bathrooms are there in the house where Chapters 20-23 are set?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. When it is time for dinner in Chapter 24, Emily seats herself next to which character?
(a) Grady.
(b) Irene.
(c) Deb.
(d) Irving.

3. What instruction does Crabtree give to Grady in relation to his treatment of James?
(a) He tells him to get James a literary agent.
(b) He tells him to fail James.
(c) He tells him to take it easy on James.
(d) He tells him to leave everything to James's guardians.

4. Who passes out at the dinner table in Chapter 25?
(a) Deb.
(b) Grady.
(c) James.
(d) Philly.

5. In what location does Grady find James when he goes to find him in Chapter 23?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the shower.
(d) In the swimming pool.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character does Grady take with him when he goes to celebrate Seder with the Warshaws?

3. In what location does Grady find Sara when he comes to tell her about Doctor Dee?

4. In Chapter 33, Grady decides that he should visit the emergency room about the injury on what part of his body?

5. What family does the boa constrictor belong to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are Emily's living siblings?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Grossman?

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

9. What item does Grady stop to buy for Emily in Chapter 17 and what happens to the item in Chapter 19?

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

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