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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) Homicide.
(b) Illness.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Accident.

2. It is revealed in Chapter 4 that Grady is having an affair with which character?
(a) Crabtree.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Emily.
(d) Sara.

3. When Grady sees James lurking around outside in Chapter 6, James is holding what object in his hand?
(a) A flashlight.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

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

5. Grady left home at a young age in late June of which year?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1984.

6. 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) Crabtree.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sara.
(d) James.

7. What name do the locals call Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat?
(a) Carl's.
(b) Frank's.
(c) The Hat.
(d) The high.

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

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

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

11. What term does Grady use to describe his essential nature in Chapter 5?
(a) Pleaser.
(b) Adulterer.
(c) Liar.
(d) Boss.

12. When Emily does not emerge from the advertising agency, what happens next?
(a) Walter goes in to get Emily.
(b) Crabtree calls Emily on her cell phone.
(c) Grady goes in to get Emily.
(d) Grady admits that Emily had left their marriage that morning.

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

14. What type of event is at the center of Chapter 6?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A bar mitzvah.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what letter of the alphabet does Grady refer to the guest speaker featured in Chapter 10?

2. For how many years has Grady been friends with Crabtree?

3. In what year of college was Grady enrolled when his grandmother died of pneumonia?

4. What does Grady name as the reason behind his inability to finish Wonder Boys?

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

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