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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 instruction does Grady give to James at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He tells him to come inside.
(b) He tells him to lie down.
(c) He tells him to go home.
(d) He tells him to call the police.

2. Wonder Boys is a novel about how many brothers in one family?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

5. How did Grady first meet Hannah?
(a) She took a class with him.
(b) She delivered his mail.
(c) He saw her at the bowling alley.
(d) He got her name from Crabtree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, it is revealed that Grady and Crabtree first met in what location?

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

3. What term does Grady apply to Albert Vetch early in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Hannah lives in a rented room in whose home?

5. Who was the first character to ever suggest that Crabtree may one day be Grady's literary editor?

(see the answer key)

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