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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Walter Gaskell hold at the college where Grady teaches?
(a) Environmental science department head.
(b) Dean.
(c) English department head.
(d) President.

2. In Chapter 3, Grady is driving the car while which character sits in the backseat with Crabtree?
(a) Walter.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sara.
(d) Miss Sloviak.

3. What term does Grady apply to Albert Vetch early in Chapter 1?
(a) A real pal.
(b) A real tightwad.
(c) A real hero.
(d) A real writer.

4. In what year of college was Grady enrolled when his grandmother died of pneumonia?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Junior.

5. When Chapter 3 begins, Grady is waiting for Emily to emerge from an advertising agency. Who is Emily?
(a) Grady's first wife.
(b) Grady's third wife.
(c) Grady's fourth wife.
(d) Grady's second wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what type of Hollywood deaths is one particular character interested throughout the narrative?

3. In what genre did Albert Vetch create short stories throughout his life?

4. What was the topic of the first college class Crabtree and Grady ever took together?

5. Who owned the McClelland Hotel where Albert Vetch lived?

(see the answer key)

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