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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 42 – 54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Oscar's flight land in Chapter 42?
(a) 7:34.
(b) 8:23.
(c) 6:14.
(d) 4:44.

2. Who does Jasper refer to as a "hitting and punching guy" (387) in Chapter 42?
(a) Jack.
(b) Edwin.
(c) Roger.
(d) Peter.

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

4. Where is James said to be from in Chapter 30?
(a) Spain.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) South Africa.

5. Who, according to Muriel, "once said that a good story is both an allegory and a slice of life" (253)?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Kay Boyle.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only Hemingway book that Casey says she would ever assign to high school students in Chapter 43?

2. How old was Casey's mother when she married Casey's father?

3. What musician plays on the radio as Silas drives Casey home in Chapter 24?

4. What is Silas's response when Casey asks what his parents are like in Chapter 24?

5. When Casey asks Mary Hand how long she has worked at Iris, Mary responds that she has been there since about what presidential administration?

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