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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 do Casey and the other waiters call Tony and Dana?
(a) The Twisted Sister.
(b) The WDT Group.
(c) The Kraken.
(d) The CFA Group.

2. What does Muriel serve as the entrée at her dinner party in Chapter 8?
(a) Thai curry chicken.
(b) Lasagna.
(c) Moroccan chicken.
(d) Vietnamese pork.

3. 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) To Have and Have Not.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) The Yellow Road.
(d) The Centaur.

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

5. Who wrote Black Tickets?
(a) Christina Rene Williams.
(b) Mary Jane Rogers.
(c) Jayne Anne Phillips.
(d) Renee Michelle Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Casey's brother's boyfriend?

2. Who is the owner of the building where Iris is located?

3. Where is Oli from?

4. Where had Casey's mother moved back to when Casey was working at the bookstore six years prior to Chapter 1?

5. By what "old name" (57) did Casey's mom call her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Casey's associations with Cuba?

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

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

5. Who is Adam and how is he described?

6. What do bees symbolize in the novel?

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

8. What is Casey's history with golf?

9. Why does John approach Casey away from his table when his family goes to brunch at Iris in Chapter 15?

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

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