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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 was the name of Oscar's wife?
2. What musician plays on the radio as Silas drives Casey home in Chapter 24?
3. Who wrote The Evening of the Holiday?
4. How old does Oscar say he is in Chapter 38?
5. To whom did the deck of cards that Casey carries once belong, according to the narrative in Chapter 31?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens on Casey's third date with Silas?
2. What introduces new conflict at Iris in Chapter 36?
3. What is Casey's third date like with Oscar?
4. How does Casey's relationship progress with Oscar in Chapters 34 and 35?
5. What happens when Casey goes to play miniature golf with Oscar and his sons?
6. Why does Casey go to the post office in Chapter 27? What is her exchange with the clerk like?
7. How does Casey respond to Silas's messages in Chapter 34? Why?
8. What health problems or potential issues arise in Casey's doctor appointments when she begins catching up on her medical exams?
9. How is Casey's second date with Silas described? What do they do?
10. How does Muriel describe her trip in Chapter 39?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the death of Casey's mother. When did this occur? How did it occur? Where did it occur? How has the death impacted Casey and influenced her actions?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the process of writing a novel. How does this process begin? How does the process of editing and revision work? How long might it take from the onset of writing a novel to its publication? How does the author demonstrate this process in Writers & Lovers?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Casey's relationship with Caleb. How much older than Casey is Caleb? Where does he live? How do Caleb and Casey help each other in the course of the story? How does this change their relationship?
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