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

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

3. Who was the woman that Casey and her father moved in with when Casey's mother first went to Phoenix when she was young?
(a) Maria.
(b) Ann.
(c) Amalie.
(d) Nadine.

4. Where did Casey live briefly with her brother and his boyfriend Phil?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Arkansas.

5. What river does Casey cross on her bike ride to work in Chapter 1?
(a) The Charles River.
(b) The Hudson River.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Ohio River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the death of George Eliot's mother?

2. How old was Marcel Proust when his mother died?

3. Who is the brunch chef at Iris?

4. What did Casey's apartment used to be?

5. What does Muriel serve as the entrée at her dinner party in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Casey work? How does she feel about her job?

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

3. What do bees symbolize in the novel?

4. Where is the novel set? Why is this setting important?

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

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

7. Why does Casey live where she lives? How did she get there?

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

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