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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What announcement does Crabtree make about James's short story in Chapter 34?
(a) Vapid.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Not bad.
(d) Great.

2. What was the topic of the first college class Crabtree and Grady ever took together?
(a) The short story.
(b) The novel.
(c) The poem.
(d) The memoir.

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

4. Which of the following characters is NOT involved in the Chapter 13 conversation about the meaning of particular object featured in an award-winning film?
(a) Crabtree.
(b) Q.
(c) James.
(d) Sara.

5. Who comes to Grady's house asking to speak with James in Chapter 34?
(a) The dean of students.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) His parents.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. The brothers featured at the center of the novel Wonder Boys reside in which state?

2. Grady's mother is revealed in Chapter 11 to have died by what method?

3. Who warns Crabtree not to get personally involved with James?

4. Grady is told in Chapter 42 that if he had waited another day or two to get medical attention, he might have lost what part of his body?

5. Which character does Grady encounter when he arrives at the Gaskells' house in Chapter 18?

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