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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year of college was Grady enrolled when his grandmother died of pneumonia?
(a) Junior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Senior.
(d) Freshman.

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

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

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

6. Grady recalls that he and Crabtree discovered Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat between which two of Grady's marriages?
(a) 4th and 5th.
(b) 1st and 2nd.
(c) 3rd and 4th.
(d) 2nd and 3rd.

7. 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) 1/2 a mile.
(d) 2 miles.

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

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

10. 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.

11. Which character is attacked by Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?
(a) Grady.
(b) Walter.
(c) Crabtree.
(d) Sara.

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

13. In what genre did Albert Vetch create short stories throughout his life?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Romance.
(c) Horror.
(d) Science fiction.

14. What is the name of the annual event co-planned by Grady, along with others?
(a) WordFest.
(b) SpeakFest.
(c) Speakapalooza.
(d) Wordapalooza.

15. When Grady enters his home in Chapter 15, he opens the closet and inhales a scent associated with which character?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Emily.
(d) Sara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Grady sees Hannah dancing with which character at Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat in Chapter 12?

3. What kind of pet do the Gaskells own?

4. How many years before narrative present did Grady and Emily begin their courtship?

5. It is revealed in Chapter 4 that Grady is having an affair with which character?

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