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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grady finds by the end of Chapter 10 that he does not have the heart to tell which character about Doctor Dee's death?
(a) James.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Sara.
(d) Emily.

2. What method does Grady habitually utilize when he writes a novel?
(a) A pen and paper.
(b) A laptop.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) A desktop computer.

3. Who takes a weapon away from James in Chapter 9?
(a) Walter.
(b) Grady.
(c) Sara.
(d) Crabtree.

4. At the time when Grady left his grandmother's home, they lived in the western part of which state?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, Crabtree insists on reviewing the manuscript of whose latest novel?
(a) Walter.
(b) Hannah.
(c) James.
(d) Grady.

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

9. Which of the following characters is NOT involved in the Chapter 13 conversation about the meaning of particular object featured in an award-winning film?
(a) Crabtree.
(b) James.
(c) Q.
(d) Sara.

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

11. Who shoots and kills Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?
(a) Sara.
(b) Walter.
(c) Grady.
(d) James.

12. Grady tells the reader that his father died by what method?
(a) Accident.
(b) Illness.
(c) Homicide.
(d) Suicide.

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

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

15. The setting of Chapter 8 is the home of the family with which last name?
(a) Warfield.
(b) McHugh.
(c) Gaskell.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, it is revealed that Grady's father worked in what position?

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

3. Who owned the McClelland Hotel where Albert Vetch lived?

4. In Chapter 5, Grady goes to Sara's house and she informs him of what fact?

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

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