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

2. Which character is attacked by Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?

3. Which of the following characters is NOT involved in the Chapter 13 conversation about the meaning of particular object featured in an award-winning film?

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

5. In whose suitcase does Grady find alcohol and pills in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Q?

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

4. What does Grady mean when he repeatedly refers to the "midnight disease" (23) in the novel?

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

6. Characterize Grady's relationship with Crabtree.

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

8. What major news does Sara reveal to Grady in Chapter 5?

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

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

Sensory details are used frequently by Chabon in order to create vivid pictures of the places depicted over the course of the novel Wonder Boys. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Chabon send about friendship in the novel Wonder Boys and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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