View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Oli from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Japan.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Trinidad.

2. What personality test did Casey's psych major friend in college practice on her?
(a) The Minnesota personality test.
(b) The HEXACO personality test.
(c) The NEO personality test.
(d) The Eysenck personality test.

3. Whose business card do the Doyles give to Casey in Chapter 14?
(a) Carl Hickson Clark's.
(b) Marsha Brodeur's.
(c) Lynn Florence Mathers's.
(d) Amy Marie Kennedy's.

4. Who is the head chef for dinner at Iris that is described as even-tempered?
(a) Jason.
(b) Thomas.
(c) James.
(d) Clark.

5. What river does Casey cross on her bike ride to work in Chapter 1?
(a) The Charles River.
(b) The Ohio River.
(c) The Hudson River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Muriel's friend George live?

2. What card game did Casey play with Luke when they first met?

3. Where does Luke take Casey to swim when he picks her up in Chapter 3?

4. With whom did Casey's mother engage in an affair at St. Mary's?

5. What is the name of Casey's landlord?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Casey's associations with Cuba?

2. What is the Red Barn and what are Casey's associations with it?

3. Who is Harry and how is he described?

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

5. Why does Casey live where she lives? How did she get there?

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

7. Where does Casey live? How is her home described?

8. How does Casey respond to Silas's messages in Chapter 19?

9. How does the theme of health insurance arise in the novel?

10. Who is Muriel? How is she described?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 779 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample