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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. What type of event is at the center of Chapter 6?
2. In what type of Hollywood deaths is one particular character interested throughout the narrative?
3. What is the name of the annual event co-planned by Grady, along with others?
4. What was the topic of the first college class Crabtree and Grady ever took together?
5. In what genre did Albert Vetch create short stories throughout his life?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Grady do with Doctor Dee's body after it is determined that the dog is dead?
2. What two roles does Walter play in Grady's life and why?
3. In what way does the motif of dreams emerge in Chapter 3 and for what purpose does Chabon utilize the motif?
4. How does Grady react, inwardly and outwardly, to the news Sara delivers in Chapter 5?
5. How does Doctor Dee end up dead by the end of Chapter 8?
6. In what way is James shown to be a bit eccentric and how does Grady interpret this quality?
7. How old was Grady when his mother died and what was the cause of her death, as revealed in Chapter 11?
8. Characterize Grady's relationship with Crabtree.
9. What does Grady see as the main difficulty he is having with completing his fourth novel Wonder Boys?
10. What is the significance of the date January 14, 1954 featured in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Chabon’s novel Wonder Boys. What message is Chabon sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Determine Chabon’s message regarding the relationship between comedy and tragedy, as depicted in the novel Wonder Boys.
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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