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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. Who takes James upstairs and puts him to bed in Chapter 25?

2. The reader learns in Chapter 21 that Deb was born in which country?

3. What item does Crabtree use to determine the address of James's guardians' house?

4. What type of weather is occurring when Grady goes outside in Chapter 17?

5. Who tends to the infected dog bite on Grady's ankle in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way do the themes of guilt and responsibility appear within Chapter 27?

3. In what location does Grady find James when he goes looking for him at the Warshaws' house in Chapter 23?

4. How does Chabon create suspense at the end of Chapter 33 and for what purpose does he create it?

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

6. Who are Emily's living siblings?

7. What is the symbolism of horse chestnut trees in the novel Wonder Boys?

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

9. For what length of time have Emily and Grady been together when the narrative begins and what evolution did their plan for a family undergo?

10. Who is Grossman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the novel Wonder Boys and Chabon’s choice of Grady as the one relaying the narrative. How does Chabon use the novel's final passages to underscore certain themes, messages, and characterizations within the text?

Essay Topic 3

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

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