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

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

3. What is the name of the annual event co-planned by Grady, along with others?
(a) WordFest.
(b) Speakapalooza.
(c) Wordapalooza.
(d) SpeakFest.

4. What position does Walter Gaskell hold at the college where Grady teaches?
(a) Dean.
(b) English department head.
(c) President.
(d) Environmental science department head.

5. The setting of Chapter 8 is the home of the family with which last name?
(a) Warfield.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Gaskell.
(d) McHugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grady discovers the jacket James stole inside of a bag containing what other item?

2. In Chapter 15, it is revealed that Grady's house lies what distance away from the campus where he teaches?

3. In what year of college was Grady enrolled when his grandmother died of pneumonia?

4. Which object in an award-winning film is discussed by three characters in Chapter 13?

5. In what city is Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat located?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Q?

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

7. For what reason is Grady still in shock that Sara ever became involved with him?

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

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

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

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