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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 is the clubhouse at King Putt shaped like?

2. What was the name of Oscar's wife?

3. Where does Casey go with Oscar and his sons to play miniature golf in Chapter 36?

4. Who says to Casey in Chapter 30, "You spend enough time at the racetrack, you know your horse, okay" (288)?

5. What do Casey's father and stepmother ask her for at the restaurant in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Casey's second date with Silas described? What do they do?

2. What good news does Casey receive on the phone in Chapter 37?

3. How does Muriel describe her trip in Chapter 39?

4. How does Casey's emotional state begin to change in Chapter 36?

5. What new conflict is introduced via Adam in Chapter 33?

6. How do the themes of death and grief relate to the main characters in the novel?

7. What causes Casey inner conflict on her date with Silas in Chapter 32?

8. How does Casey's relationship progress with Oscar in Chapters 34 and 35?

9. What happens when Casey goes to play miniature golf with Oscar and his sons?

10. Why does Casey worry after leaving her manuscript at Muriel's apartment in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline and discuss the plot structure of Writers & Lovers. Where does the tension toward the climax begin to build? What conflicts arise that assist in developing that tension? Where does the climax occur? How are the major conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of reliability and commitment versus the unexpected and unknown in Writers & Lovers. How do these themes contrast one another? What character(s) represent stability? What character(s) represent the unknown?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Casey in Writers & Lovers. What are Casey's circumstances like in the beginning of the novel? How do her circumstances change? What is Casey's character arc like by the end of the narrative?

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