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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a brief conflict in the parking lot at Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat, Grady goes back in and is invited to dance by which character?
(a) Crabtree.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Sara.
(d) Antonia.

2. How old was Grady when he found Albert Vetch dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound?
(a) 11.
(b) 21.
(c) 30.
(d) 14.

3. What does Grady name as the reason behind his inability to finish Wonder Boys?
(a) An overabundance of style.
(b) An overabundance of content.
(c) A lack of interest in the characters.
(d) Writer's block.

4. In Chapter 15, it is revealed that Grady's house lies what distance away from the campus where he teaches?
(a) 3/4 of a mile.
(b) 1 and 7/10 of a mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/2 a mile.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character is attacked by Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?

3. Who shoots and kills Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?

4. If and when Grady completes and publishes Wonder Boys, it will be which novel?

5. What is the name of the publishing house waiting for Grady to finish writing his latest novel?

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