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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Grady is driving the car while which character sits in the backseat with Crabtree?
(a) Emily.
(b) Walter.
(c) Sara.
(d) Miss Sloviak.

2. In what year of college was Grady enrolled when his grandmother died of pneumonia?
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

3. How old was Grady when he found Albert Vetch dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound?
(a) 21.
(b) 11.
(c) 30.
(d) 14.

4. What term does Grady apply to Albert Vetch early in Chapter 1?
(a) A real hero.
(b) A real pal.
(c) A real tightwad.
(d) A real writer.

5. When Emily does not emerge from the advertising agency, what happens next?
(a) Grady admits that Emily had left their marriage that morning.
(b) Walter goes in to get Emily.
(c) Crabtree calls Emily on her cell phone.
(d) Grady goes in to get Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time when Grady left his grandmother's home, they lived in the western part of which state?

2. What term does Grady use when he refers to the malady that had afflicted Albert Vetch?

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

4. When Grady sees James lurking around outside in Chapter 6, James is holding what object in his hand?

5. What instruction does Grady give to James at the end of Chapter 6?

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