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

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

3. What does Grady name as the reason behind his inability to finish Wonder Boys?
(a) An overabundance of content.
(b) Writer's block.
(c) An overabundance of style.
(d) A lack of interest in the characters.

4. In whose suitcase does Grady find alcohol and pills in Chapter 9?
(a) Sara's.
(b) James's.
(c) Emily's.
(d) Crabtree's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed in Chapter 7 that which character is interested in particular types of Hollywood deaths?

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

3. In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Hannah lives in a rented room in whose home?

4. In Chapter 11, it is revealed that Grady's father worked in what position?

5. In Chapter 12, Crabtree insists on reviewing the manuscript of whose latest novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the lock on Walter's closet door?

2. In what way is James shown to be a bit eccentric and how does Grady interpret this quality?

3. What is the significance of the phrase, "He's writing his name in water" (93)?

4. Characterize Grady's relationship with Crabtree.

5. How old was Grady when his mother died and what was the cause of her death, as revealed in Chapter 11?

6. In what way does the motif of dreams emerge within Chapter 14 and for what purpose?

7. What is the significance of the date January 14, 1954 featured in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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