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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what city is Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat located?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) New York.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

6. In Chapter 11, it is revealed that Grady's father worked in what position?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Chef.
(d) Doctor.

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

8. In Chapter 9, Grady drives James to a parking spot near what location?
(a) A lecture hall.
(b) A library.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A mall.

9. 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 gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A flashlight.

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

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

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

13. The brothers featured at the center of the novel Wonder Boys reside in which state?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Utah.
(d) Ohio.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Grady use to describe his essential nature in Chapter 5?

2. Grady tells the reader that his father died by what method?

3. Grady finds by the end of Chapter 10 that he does not have the heart to tell which character about Doctor Dee's death?

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

5. In Chapter 3, Grady is driving the car while which character sits in the backseat with Crabtree?

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