Wonder Boys Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Wonder Boys Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Chapter 30, Grady tells which character that he needs help rescuing James?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Walter.
(d) James.

2. Which two characters have a sexual encounter in Chapter 32?
(a) Crabtree and James.
(b) Grady and Hannah.
(c) James and Hannah.
(d) Grady and James.

3. Grady realizes in Chapter 26 that August Van Zorn's stories "were all, at bottom, about the horror of" (233) what?
(a) Emptiness.
(b) Middle age.
(c) Delirium.
(d) The mundane.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily respond when Grady knocks on the bathroom door and asks to come in?

2. Grady always wears what kind of article of clothing while he writes?

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

4. In Chapter 31, Crabtree rightfully accuses Grady of taking what action the day before?

5. In Chapter 33, Grady decides that he should visit the emergency room about the injury on what part of his body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe an instance when Chabon uses Grady's actions to demonstrate a character trait of Crabtree's.

2. What strange collection of objects does Grady have in the trunk of his car by the end of Chapter 28?

3. To what action is Grady referring in Chapter 29 when he states, "I had decided to try something reckless, senseless, and stupid" (255)?

4. How does Chabon go about depicting Irving as a man who insists on honesty?

5. Over the course of their relationship, how many fights have Emily and Grady had and what is the significance of this number?

6. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear in tandem with Grady's characterization of the "midnight disease" (23)?

7. What were Emily's original career aspirations and what does she do for a living now?

8. Describe an instance when Crabtree is able to help Grady analyze his own actions.

9. In what way does the theme of hope emerge within Chapter 20?

10. How does Crabtree determine the address of James's grandparents, Amanda and Fred Leer?

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