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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the film discussed by three characters in Chapter 13?
(a) The Godfather.
(b) They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
(c) Citizen Kane.
(d) Catch-22.

2. How did Grady first meet Hannah?
(a) She took a class with him.
(b) She delivered his mail.
(c) He saw her at the bowling alley.
(d) He got her name from Crabtree.

3. In Chapter 2, it is revealed that Grady and Crabtree first met in what location?
(a) The workplace.
(b) College.
(c) The supermarket.
(d) Elementary school.

4. Grady sees Hannah dancing with which character at Carl Franklin's Hi-Hat in Chapter 12?
(a) Q.
(b) James.
(c) Emily.
(d) Crabtree.

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

6. When Chapter 3 begins, Grady is waiting for Emily to emerge from an advertising agency. Who is Emily?
(a) Grady's second wife.
(b) Grady's first wife.
(c) Grady's third wife.
(d) Grady's fourth wife.

7. In what setting does Chapter 10 take place?
(a) Thorne Hall.
(b) Thaw Hall.
(c) Fraser Hall.
(d) Arntzen Hall.

8. On what part of the body does Doctor Dee attack someone in Chapter 8?
(a) The knee.
(b) The neck.
(c) The torso.
(d) The ankle.

9. On which street does Grady live in a house originally built in 1915?
(a) Madrona.
(b) Elm.
(c) Randall.
(d) Denniston.

10. It is revealed in Chapter 4 that Grady is having an affair with which character?
(a) Crabtree.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Emily.
(d) Sara.

11. What is the name of the publishing house waiting for Grady to finish writing his latest novel?
(a) Papillon.
(b) Barbazon.
(c) Bartizan.
(d) Medusa.

12. In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Hannah lives in a rented room in whose home?
(a) Grady's.
(b) Emily's.
(c) Crabtree's.
(d) Sara's.

13. It is revealed in Chapter 7 that which character is interested in particular types of Hollywood deaths?
(a) James.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Emily.
(d) Grady.

14. What was the topic of the first college class Crabtree and Grady ever took together?
(a) The novel.
(b) The short story.
(c) The poem.
(d) The memoir.

15. What method does Grady habitually utilize when he writes a novel?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A laptop.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) A desktop computer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes a weapon away from James in Chapter 9?

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

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

4. Who shoots and kills Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?

5. As Hannah and Grady are loading James into a car so he can be driven home, he opens his eyes and calls out for what item?

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