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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time when Grady left his grandmother's home, they lived in the western part of which state?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Ohio.

2. If and when Grady completes and publishes Wonder Boys, it will be which novel?
(a) His 4th.
(b) His 8th.
(c) His 3rd.
(d) His 2nd.

3. It is revealed in Chapter 4 that Grady is having an affair with which character?
(a) Emily.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Sara.
(d) Claudia.

4. Grady left home at a young age in late June of which year?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1959.

5. What is the name of the annual event co-planned by Grady, along with others?
(a) WordFest.
(b) Wordapalooza.
(c) SpeakFest.
(d) Speakapalooza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grady tells the reader in Chapter 2 that after he left home at a young age, he did not return for how many years?

2. What instruction does Grady give to James at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What position does Walter Gaskell hold at the college where Grady teaches?

4. It is revealed in Chapter 7 that which character is interested in particular types of Hollywood deaths?

5. When Grady sees James lurking around outside in Chapter 6, James is holding what object in his hand?

(see the answer key)

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