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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is revealed in Chapter 7 that which character is interested in particular types of Hollywood deaths?
(a) Grady.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Emily.
(d) James.

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

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

4. What term does Grady apply to Albert Vetch early in Chapter 1?
(a) A real pal.
(b) A real writer.
(c) A real hero.
(d) A real tightwad.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grady left home at a young age in late June of which year?

2. How old was Grady when he found Albert Vetch dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound?

3. In Chapter 5, Grady goes to Sara's house and she informs him of what fact?

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

5. How did Grady first meet Hannah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances of Grady's parents' deaths?

2. How does Grady react, inwardly and outwardly, to the news Sara delivers in Chapter 5?

3. What two roles does Walter play in Grady's life and why?

4. Who was the first "real writer" (3) Grady ever knew and what was his eventual fate?

5. What type of narrator is featured in Michael Chabon's novel Wonder Boys?

6. What does Grady do with Doctor Dee's body after it is determined that the dog is dead?

7. Though Grady cannot remember the night of his father's suicide, he remembers what other event vividly from around that time?

8. How does Doctor Dee end up dead by the end of Chapter 8?

9. In what way does the motif of dreams emerge in Chapter 3 and for what purpose does Chabon utilize the motif?

10. How does Grady feel about Hannah and how does act on these feelings?

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