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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of the film discussed by three characters in Chapter 13?
(a) Catch-22.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
(d) Citizen Kane.

3. Grady discovers in Chapter 14 that James has stolen a jacket that formerly belonged to whom?
(a) Joe DiMaggio.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Cher.
(d) Liberace.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. As Hannah and Grady are loading James into a car so he can be driven home, he opens his eyes and calls out for what item?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A knapsack.
(d) A blessing.

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

12. When Chapter 3 begins, Grady is waiting for Emily to emerge from an advertising agency. Who is Emily?
(a) Grady's third wife.
(b) Grady's first wife.
(c) Grady's second wife.
(d) Grady's fourth wife.

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

14. 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) Q.
(b) Sara.
(c) James.
(d) Crabtree.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what part of the body does Doctor Dee attack someone in Chapter 8?

2. In what city is Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat located?

3. The brothers featured at the center of the novel Wonder Boys reside in which state?

4. Grady relates to the guest speaker's ideas about what types of figures?

5. Which character is attacked by Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?

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