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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James tells Grady to run in Chapter 31 if he hears something that sounds like what object?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) A gun being cocked.
(c) An elevator.
(d) An airplane.

2. Which character does Grady find fast asleep on top of the manuscript of Wonder Boys in Chapter 33?
(a) Crabtree.
(b) James.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Emily.

3. What object does Grady leave in James's bed after he helps him escape from the Leers' house?
(a) A stuffed animal.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) A bicycle.

4. Grady says in Chapter 20, "It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as" (177) what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Progress.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Despair.

5. How does Emily respond when Grady knocks on the bathroom door and asks to come in?
(a) She says that she is taking a bath.
(b) She shrieks loudly.
(c) She tells him to enter.
(d) She tells him to go away.

6. What instruction does Emily give to Grady at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) Shut up.
(b) Kiss me.
(c) Get out.
(d) Marry me.

7. How long does it take Grady to read the entire novel manuscript in Chapter 27?
(a) Just under 2 hours.
(b) Just over 4 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

8. In Chapter 28, as Grady is driving away from the Warshaws' house, he runs over what type of creature?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A bird.
(c) A snake.
(d) A cat.

9. Who tells Grady that Emily is outside talking to Deb?
(a) Irene.
(b) Marie.
(c) Philly.
(d) Irving.

10. In Chapter 31, Grady hears the sounds of a movie featuring which actor and figures that he has located James?
(a) Doris Day.
(b) Grace Kelly.
(c) Humphrey Bogart.
(d) Jimmy Stewart.

11. What does Grady tell the police in Chapter 16 when they come by asking about a dog and a jacket?
(a) He turns himself in.
(b) He gives them James's name.
(c) He tells them about the dog in his trunk.
(d) Nothing.

12. What type of weather is occurring when Grady goes outside in Chapter 17?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Windy.

13. In what location does Grady find Sara when he comes to tell her about Doctor Dee?
(a) The swimming pool.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bathtub.
(d) The garden.

14. Chapter 24 states that in the town where Grady grew up, how many of its citizens were Jews?
(a) 5.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 28.

15. Who calls Grady in Chapter 16 in order to invite him to Passover Seder?
(a) Emily.
(b) Irene.
(c) Irving.
(d) Deb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Grady's family killed the man named David Glucksbringer?

2. What type of event is taking place at Grady's house when he arrives in Chapter 29?

3. How many years old does Grady estimate the tree in Chapter 20 to be?

4. For whom does Grady buy a dozen roses in Chapter 17?

5. What instruction does Crabtree give to Grady in relation to his treatment of James?

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