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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Grady use to describe his essential nature in Chapter 5?
(a) Liar.
(b) Boss.
(c) Adulterer.
(d) Pleaser.

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

3. Which character is attacked by Doctor Dee in Chapter 8?
(a) Grady.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Sara.
(d) Walter.

4. Who owned the McClelland Hotel where Albert Vetch lived?
(a) Grady's sister.
(b) Grady's grandmother.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Vetch's aunt.

5. Grady finds by the end of Chapter 10 that he does not have the heart to tell which character about Doctor Dee's death?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sara.
(c) James.
(d) Crabtree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grady discovers the jacket James stole inside of a bag containing what other item?

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

3. 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?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grady do with Doctor Dee's body after it is determined that the dog is dead?

2. What were the circumstances of Grady's parents' deaths?

3. Who was the first "real writer" (3) Grady ever knew and what was his eventual fate?

4. In what way does the motif of dreams emerge in Chapter 3 and for what purpose does Chabon utilize the motif?

5. What does Grady see as the main difficulty he is having with completing his fourth novel Wonder Boys?

6. What is the significance of the date January 14, 1954 featured in Chapter 8?

7. How does Grady feel about Hannah and how does act on these feelings?

8. What does Grady mean when he repeatedly refers to the "midnight disease" (23) in the novel?

9. What is the symbolism of the lock on Walter's closet door?

10. What major news does Sara reveal to Grady in Chapter 5?

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