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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 kind of tree does Grady make remarks about early on in Chapter 20?

2. Early in Chapter 29, Grady drives back toward which city?

3. How long does it take Fred and Amanda Leer to arrive to pick up James?

4. In Chapter 30, Grady tells which character that he needs help rescuing James?

5. When it is time for dinner in Chapter 24, Emily seats herself next to which character?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What item does Grady stop to buy for Emily in Chapter 17 and what happens to the item in Chapter 19?

3. Who are Emily's living siblings?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What shocking piece of information does Grady reveal about his late father in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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