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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Casey's brother's boyfriend?

3. What do Casey and the other waiters call Tony and Dana?

4. Where is Oli from?

5. Who is Casey's friend Tara marrying in November in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is the story related? Why is this important?

2. Who is Oscar Kolton and how does Casey first meet him?

3. Who is Harry and how is he described?

4. What history of abandonment affects Casey and influences her actions and emotions?

5. What are Casey's associations with Cuba?

6. How is Mary Hand described? What is rumored about her?

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

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

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

10. Where does Casey work? How does she feel about her job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Writers & Lovers. From what perspective is the story related? Why is this important in terms of plot, character development, and theme? How would the novel change if the narrative style came from a different perspective or tense?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Oscar and Silas in Writers & Lovers. In what ways are they alike? How are they different? How does Casey's relationship with each man make her feel? Why does she choose who she does in the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Casey's novel that she completes in Writers & Lovers. For how long has she written the novel? What are the major themes in the book? Where is it set? What factors in Casey's life influenced her writing?

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