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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 – 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is the narrative set in Chapter 1?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1997.

2. Where did Yasmin grow up?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oklahoma.

3. What did Casey's apartment used to be?
(a) A potting shed.
(b) A barn.
(c) A chicken shed.
(d) A greenhouse.

4. Where had Casey's mother moved back to when Casey was working at the bookstore six years prior to Chapter 1?
(a) Bend.
(b) Flagstaff.
(c) Houston.
(d) Phoenix.

5. Who is Mary Hand rumored to have dated?
(a) David Byrne.
(b) Tom Waits.
(c) Alec Baldwin.
(d) Rod Stewart.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Casey say she is in the first chapter?

2. Where did Casey's landlord's ex-wife move last year, according to her narrative in the beginning of the novel?

3. Who is the head chef for dinner at Iris that is described as even-tempered?

4. How far does Casey bike from home to work at Iris?

5. Casey says in Chapter 1 that she has waited tables since she was how old?

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