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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grady put Doctor Dee at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) In the back of an ambulance.
(b) On his own bed.
(c) In the trunk of his car.
(d) On the couch.

2. What was the source of the sounds that used to emerge from Albert Vetch's room at the hotel?
(a) A stereo.
(b) A blowtorch.
(c) A fan.
(d) A rocking chair.

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

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

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

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

7. 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 is being stalked.
(d) She wants to leave her husband.

8. In what type of Hollywood deaths is one particular character interested throughout the narrative?
(a) Overdoses.
(b) Murders.
(c) Suicides.
(d) Drownings.

9. Who warns Crabtree not to get personally involved with James?
(a) Q.
(b) Tony.
(c) Grady.
(d) Hannah.

10. For how many years has Grady been friends with Crabtree?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

11. 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) Sara.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Antonia.

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

13. On what part of the body does Doctor Dee attack someone in Chapter 8?
(a) The knee.
(b) The neck.
(c) The ankle.
(d) The torso.

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

15. In what setting does Chapter 10 take place?
(a) Arntzen Hall.
(b) Fraser Hall.
(c) Thaw Hall.
(d) Thorne Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed in Chapter 7 that which character is interested in particular types of Hollywood deaths?

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

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

4. On which street does Grady live in a house originally built in 1915?

5. 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?

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