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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. Casey says in Chapter 1 that she has waited tables since she was how old?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

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

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

4. Where is Red Barn located?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Luke live when he met Casey?

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

3. What does Casey say "rests more easily on men" (118) in Chapter 8?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the theme of health insurance arise in the novel?

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

4. Why does Oscar come back to speak to Casey after his brunch in Chapter 15? What happens in this encounter?

5. Why is Casey reluctant to pass her manuscript along to Muriel?

6. What does Casey say to the doctors that makes them uncomfortable in Chapter 6?

7. What irony appears in Casey's first date with Oscar?

8. Who is Adam and how is he described?

9. Who is Harry and how is he described?

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

(see the answer keys)

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