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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What health plan does Casey sign up for through her job at Iris in Chapter 14?
(a) A Centene Corp plan.
(b) An Aetna health plan.
(c) A Cambridge Pilgrim plan.
(d) A Molina Healthcare plan.

2. Where is Oli from?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Japan.

3. What color are Oscar Kolton's eyes described as?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the painter at the Red Barn inform Casey about Luke after he left in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of Casey's landlord?

3. Where does Adam suggest Casey got a "full ride" for college in Chapter 11? (138)

4. What musician is Mia said to be obsessed with in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Luke take Casey to swim when he picks her up in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What history of abandonment affects Casey and influences her actions and emotions?

2. What is the Red Barn and what are Casey's associations with it?

3. Who is Oscar Kolton and how does Casey first meet him?

4. How did Casey's mother die? When did she die?

5. What backstory is established for Casey in the opening of the novel?

6. What led to Casey's heartbreak over Luke?

7. From what narrative perspective is the story related? Why is this important?

8. How is Mary Hand described? What is rumored about her?

9. Who is Muriel? How is she described?

10. What happens that makes Casey give up on Silas before they even go out?

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