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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32 – 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Casey say John Updike told a woman at his restaurant that he "only wrote it because he didn't have any other ideas at the time" (120)?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Yellow Road.
(d) The Centaur.

2. How old was D. H. Lawrence when his mother died?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 21.

3. With whom did Casey's mother engage in an affair at St. Mary's?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Javier.
(c) Juan.
(d) Jason.

4. Who was Casey's mom's friend that was with her when she died?
(a) Mary.
(b) Janet.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jennifer.

5. Casey says in Chapter 38 that "... no woman has ever told me that" what " was her destiny" (349)?
(a) "Greatness."
(b) "Wealth."
(c) "Happiness."
(d) "Love."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Casey say her novel is set in Chapter 8?

3. Who are the two customers that Casey scares off when talking of her mother's death in Chapter 6?

4. How old does Oscar say he is in Chapter 38?

5. Where did Harry's family move when he was three?

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