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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grady relates to the guest speaker's ideas about what types of figures?

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

3. Grady discovers in Chapter 14 that James has stolen a jacket that formerly belonged to whom?

4. In what genre did Albert Vetch create short stories throughout his life?

5. As Hannah and Grady are loading James into a car so he can be driven home, he opens his eyes and calls out for what item?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Q?

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

5. What does Grady see as the main difficulty he is having with completing his fourth novel Wonder Boys?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Chabon's message regarding commitment within relationships in the novel Wonder Boys?

Essay Topic 2

Perform a biographical criticism of Wonder Boys by researching Chabon's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Chabon.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the many instances of irony within the narrative of Wonder Boys, and analyze Chabon’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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