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

2. Where was Casey when her student loans went into default?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

4. Where does Adam suggest Casey got a "full ride" for college in Chapter 11? (138)
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Duke University.

5. How many pages has George written in three years, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?
(a) 11.5.
(b) 234.
(c) 742.
(d) 56.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Casey's apartment used to be?

2. Where did Casey live briefly with her brother and his boyfriend Phil?

3. In what year is the narrative set in Chapter 1?

4. How many pages of her novel has Casey written at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. Where did Casey's mother grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that makes Casey give up on Silas before they even go out?

2. What irony appears in Casey's first date with Oscar?

3. What is Casey's history with golf?

4. Where is the novel set? Why is this setting important?

5. Who is Adam and how is he described?

6. Why does John approach Casey away from his table when his family goes to brunch at Iris in Chapter 15?

7. Why does Oscar come back to speak to Casey after his brunch in Chapter 15? What happens in this encounter?

8. What backstory is established for Casey in the opening of the novel?

9. What does Casey say to the doctors that makes them uncomfortable in Chapter 6?

10. What led to Casey's heartbreak over Luke?

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