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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instruction does Emily give to Grady at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) Get out.
(b) Marry me.
(c) Shut up.
(d) Kiss me.

2. How does Emily react to the news that Grady is expecting a child with Sara?
(a) She congratulates him.
(b) She calls Sara.
(c) She drives off.
(d) She punches Grady.

3. Which character does Grady bring with him when he sets out to retrieve the jacket once owned by Marilyn Monroe?
(a) Crabtree.
(b) Emily.
(c) James.
(d) Hannah.

4. How old was Deb when she arrived in the country where she was ultimately adopted by the Warshaws?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

5. Into what location does Grady place the creature he runs over in Chapter 28?
(a) The roof.
(b) The trunk.
(c) The back seat.
(d) The front seat.

6. Which character does Grady find fast asleep on top of the manuscript of Wonder Boys in Chapter 33?
(a) James.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Emily.

7. The manuscript Grady reads in Chpater 27 is exactly how many pages long?
(a) 250.
(b) 350.
(c) 400.
(d) 150.

8. For how many years have the Warshaws lived in their current house?
(a) 24.
(b) 34.
(c) 18.
(d) 5.

9. In Chapter 31, Crabtree rightfully accuses Grady of taking what action the day before?
(a) Leaving James alone in the dark.
(b) Kissing Hannah.
(c) Telling a lie to Crabtree.
(d) Kissing James.

10. Which two characters have a sexual encounter in Chapter 32?
(a) Crabtree and James.
(b) James and Hannah.
(c) Grady and Hannah.
(d) Grady and James.

11. In Chapter 31, Grady hears the sounds of a movie featuring which actor and figures that he has located James?
(a) Doris Day.
(b) Humphrey Bogart.
(c) Grace Kelly.
(d) Jimmy Stewart.

12. How does Emily respond when Grady knocks on the bathroom door and asks to come in?
(a) She tells him to go away.
(b) She says that she is taking a bath.
(c) She shrieks loudly.
(d) She tells him to enter.

13. Which member of Grady's family killed the man named David Glucksbringer?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.

14. In Chapter 33, Grady decides that he should visit the emergency room about the injury on what part of his body?
(a) His hand.
(b) His chest.
(c) His neck.
(d) His ankle.

15. James tells Grady to run in Chapter 31 if he hears something that sounds like what object?
(a) A gun being cocked.
(b) An elevator.
(c) A dog barking.
(d) An airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 22, Grady tells Irving he is not going anywhere. How does Irving respond?

2. In what location does Grady find James when he goes to find him in Chapter 23?

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

4. Grady says in Chapter 20, "It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as" (177) what?

5. On which day of the week does Chapter 16 begin?

(see the answer keys)

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