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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. Where had Casey's mother moved back to when Casey was working at the bookstore six years prior to Chapter 1?
(a) Bend.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Houston.
(d) Flagstaff.

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

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

4. How many pages has George written in three years, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?
(a) 56.
(b) 234.
(c) 742.
(d) 11.5.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the ex that Harry mentioned that made Casey understand he was gay?

3. Who wrote Black Tickets?

4. Who was Casey's mom's friend that was with her when she died?

5. What card game did Casey play with Luke when they first met?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Casey respond to Silas's messages in Chapter 19?

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

9. Who is Adam and how is he described?

10. What are Casey's associations with Cuba?

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