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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owned the McClelland Hotel where Albert Vetch lived?
(a) Vetch's aunt.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Grady's sister.
(d) Grady's grandmother.

2. In Chapter 5, Grady goes to Sara's house and she informs him of what fact?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She wants to leave her husband.
(c) She is being stalked.
(d) She is getting divorced.

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

4. For how many years has Grady been friends with Crabtree?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

5. The brothers featured at the center of the novel Wonder Boys reside in which state?
(a) Utah.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of the student named James whom Grady spies lurking around outside in Chapter 6?

2. What term does Grady use to describe his essential nature in Chapter 5?

3. What type of event is at the center of Chapter 6?

4. What does Grady name as the reason behind his inability to finish Wonder Boys?

5. What was the source of the sounds that used to emerge from Albert Vetch's room at the hotel?

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