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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In whose suitcase does Grady find alcohol and pills in Chapter 9?
(a) Emily's.
(b) Sara's.
(c) James's.
(d) Crabtree's.

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

5. When Grady leaves the lecture hall featured in Chapter 10, he runs into which character?
(a) Walter.
(b) Sara.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Crabtree.

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

7. By what letter of the alphabet does Grady refer to the guest speaker featured in Chapter 10?
(a) Q.
(b) M.
(c) W.
(d) L.

8. Which object in an award-winning film is discussed by three characters in Chapter 13?
(a) A sled.
(b) A rosebud.
(c) A cockatoo.
(d) A snowflake.

9. Grady sees Hannah dancing with which character at Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat in Chapter 12?
(a) Emily.
(b) James.
(c) Q.
(d) Crabtree.

10. In Chapter 11, it is revealed that Grady's father worked in what position?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Chef.

11. In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Hannah lives in a rented room in whose home?
(a) Sara's.
(b) Emily's.
(c) Grady's.
(d) Crabtree's.

12. What is the last name of the student named James whom Grady spies lurking around outside in Chapter 6?
(a) Leer.
(b) Reeves.
(c) Miller.
(d) Marshall.

13. Who tells Grady in Chapter 11 that she thinks Crabtree is romantically attracted to James?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sara.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Antonia.

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

15. What term does Grady use when he refers to the malady that had afflicted Albert Vetch?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Midnight disease.
(d) Anxiety.

Short Answer 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?

2. What name do the locals call Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat?

3. In Chapter 12, Crabtree insists on reviewing the manuscript of whose latest novel?

4. Wonder Boys is a novel about how many brothers in one family?

5. Grady discovers the jacket James stole inside of a bag containing what other item?

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