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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 are the names of Oscar's sons?
(a) John and Jasper.
(b) John and Jesse.
(c) Roger and Reece.
(d) Jason and Jesse.

2. What dessert made by his mother does Oscar bring on his date with Casey in Chapter 21?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Apple pie.
(c) Carrot cake.
(d) Lemon tart.

3. What is Silas's response when Casey asks what his parents are like in Chapter 24?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Living in China.
(c) Living on the road.
(d) Happy.

4. Where is Casey's father living when he is not spending summers on the Cape?
(a) California.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Florida.

5. What is the name of Adam's dog?
(a) Cali.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Oafie.
(d) Ollie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more rejection letters came this week, according to Casey in Chapter 36?

2. Who wrote the novel Hunger that is referenced in Chapter 38?

3. How old does Oscar say he is in Chapter 38?

4. What is Star trying to save in "Star of Ashtabula"?

5. How does the protagonist of Thunder Road lose his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Casey respond to seeing Silas at Iris in Chapter 21?

2. Why does Casey go to the post office in Chapter 27? What is her exchange with the clerk like?

3. How does Muriel describe her trip in Chapter 39?

4. What happens on Casey's third date with Silas?

5. What is Casey's second date with Oscar like? Where do they go?

6. How do the themes of death and grief relate to the main characters in the novel?

7. What is Casey's first date with Silas like?

8. What is Muriel's response after reading Casey's' manuscript?

9. What new conflict is introduced via Adam in Chapter 33?

10. How does Casey respond to Silas's messages in Chapter 34? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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