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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is the narrative set in Chapter 1?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1999.

2. When Casey asks Mary Hand how long she has worked at Iris, Mary responds that she has been there since about what presidential administration?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Truman.
(d) Nixon.

3. Where does Casey say Harry is going with the new busboy in Chapter 1?
(a) Provincetown.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) Fire Island.

4. How old was Virginia Woolf when her mother died?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 51.

5. How old does Casey say she is in the first chapter?
(a) 35.
(b) 33.
(c) 29.
(d) 31.

6. What newspaper is laid out when Casey gets to work in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Boston Globe.
(c) The Houston Chronicle.
(d) The New York Post.

7. What is the name of Casey's landlord?
(a) Adam.
(b) Josh.
(c) Caleb.
(d) James.

8. How old was Casey's mother when she flew to Chile?
(a) 65.
(b) 62.
(c) 58.
(d) 55.

9. What does Muriel serve as the entrée at her dinner party in Chapter 8?
(a) Lasagna.
(b) Vietnamese pork.
(c) Thai curry chicken.
(d) Moroccan chicken.

10. Who wrote Black Tickets?
(a) Renee Michelle Williams.
(b) Jayne Anne Phillips.
(c) Mary Jane Rogers.
(d) Christina Rene Williams.

11. What does Casey say is the next language she wants to learn in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Greek.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

12. Who is Casey's brother's boyfriend?
(a) Craig.
(b) Phil.
(c) Caleb.
(d) James.

13. How old was Marcel Proust when his mother died?
(a) 25.
(b) 34.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.

14. How old was George Eliot when her mother died?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 33.

15. Where did Casey go to graduate school?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Texas.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the brunch chef at Iris?

2. What month arrives at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What caused the death of George Eliot's mother?

4. What health plan does Casey sign up for through her job at Iris in Chapter 14?

5. How far does Casey bike from home to work at Iris?

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