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

2. Who was the first character to ever suggest that Crabtree may one day be Grady's literary editor?
(a) The professor.
(b) Grady.
(c) Grady's grandmother.
(d) Crabtree.

3. It is revealed in Chapter 7 that which character is interested in particular types of Hollywood deaths?
(a) Emily.
(b) James.
(c) Grady.
(d) Crabtree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time when Grady left his grandmother's home, they lived in the western part of which state?

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

3. In Chapter 3, Grady is driving the car while which character sits in the backseat with Crabtree?

4. What term does Grady use when he refers to the malady that had afflicted Albert Vetch?

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

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