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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Casey's older brother that went to college with her landlord?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Silas.
(c) Adam.
(d) Harry.

4. How old does Casey say she is in the first chapter?
(a) 35.
(b) 33.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

5. How old was Casey's mother when she flew to Chile?
(a) 58.
(b) 55.
(c) 65.
(d) 62.

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

7. How long ago did Casey meet Muriel, according to her narrative in Chapter 4?
(a) 1 year ago.
(b) 9 years ago.
(c) 6 years ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

8. Who was the ex that Harry mentioned that made Casey understand he was gay?
(a) Albert.
(b) James.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jason.

9. 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.

10. Where did Casey's mother grow up?
(a) Chile.
(b) Peru.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Cuba.

11. How many pages of her novel has Casey written at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) 159.
(b) 237.
(c) 625.
(d) 206.

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

13. What musician is Mia said to be obsessed with in Chapter 1?
(a) Dave Matthews.
(b) David Byrne.
(c) Tom Petty.
(d) Tom Waits.

14. Who are the two customers that Casey scares off when talking of her mother's death in Chapter 6?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Accountants.
(c) Social workers.
(d) English professors.

15. What caused the death of George Eliot's mother?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Brain aneurysm.
(d) Ovarian cancer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose business card do the Doyles give to Casey in Chapter 14?

3. What river does Casey cross on her bike ride to work in Chapter 1?

4. What did Eva Park tell Casey her book was, rather than "stories" (118) six years ago?

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

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