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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the annual event co-planned by Grady, along with others?
(a) Wordapalooza.
(b) WordFest.
(c) SpeakFest.
(d) Speakapalooza.

2. What instruction does Grady give to James at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He tells him to come inside.
(b) He tells him to lie down.
(c) He tells him to go home.
(d) He tells him to call the police.

3. When Grady sees James lurking around outside in Chapter 6, James is holding what object in his hand?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A flashlight.

4. In what type of Hollywood deaths is one particular character interested throughout the narrative?
(a) Suicides.
(b) Murders.
(c) Drownings.
(d) Overdoses.

5. What does Grady name as the reason behind his inability to finish Wonder Boys?
(a) An overabundance of style.
(b) Writer's block.
(c) A lack of interest in the characters.
(d) An overabundance of content.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Grady use to describe his essential nature in Chapter 5?

2. In what year of college was Grady enrolled when his grandmother died of pneumonia?

3. How old was Grady when he found Albert Vetch dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound?

4. In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Hannah lives in a rented room in whose home?

5. In Chapter 5, Grady goes to Sara's house and she informs him of what fact?

(see the answer key)

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