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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years old does Grady estimate the tree in Chapter 20 to be?
(a) 80.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

2. For how many years have the Warshaws lived in their current house?
(a) 34.
(b) 18.
(c) 24.
(d) 5.

3. What was the name of Emily's sibling who died?
(a) Seth.
(b) Rory.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Sam.

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

5. Which character does Grady encounter when he arrives at the Gaskells' house in Chapter 18?
(a) Philly.
(b) Sara.
(c) Walter.
(d) Hannah.

6. How many feet long is the boa constrictor named Grossman?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

7. 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) Despair.
(d) Confidence.

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

9. Grady always wears what kind of article of clothing while he writes?
(a) A robe.
(b) A pair of sweats and a tee shirt.
(c) A suit.
(d) A dress.

10. Who passes out at the dinner table in Chapter 25?
(a) Deb.
(b) Philly.
(c) James.
(d) Grady.

11. Who tells Emily that Grady has fathered a child with his mistress, Sara?
(a) Grady.
(b) Sara.
(c) Irving.
(d) Deb.

12. Grady states in Chapter 32 that he was still working on Wonder Boys at what time of the morning when the police came to take James away?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

13. What family does the boa constrictor belong to?
(a) Monroes.
(b) Willoughbys.
(c) Warshaws.
(d) Robinsons.

14. In what location does Grady find James when he goes to find him in Chapter 23?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the swimming pool.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the shower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters have a sexual encounter in Chapter 32?

2. In Chapter 32, James, Crabtree, and Grady go to which location after leaving the Leers' house?

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

4. In Chapter 31, Grady hears the sounds of a movie featuring which actor and figures that he has located James?

5. What object does James have on his lap throughout the car ride featured in Chapter 17?

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