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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Casey's mother when she flew to Chile?

2. Where did Casey find her bike at a dump?

3. What novel did Jimbo have published last year, according to Casey in Chapter 8?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Muriel? How is she described?

3. Who is Adam and how is he described?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do bees symbolize in the novel?

10. What is Casey's history with golf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Casey's novel that she completes in Writers & Lovers. For how long has she written the novel? What are the major themes in the book? Where is it set? What factors in Casey's life influenced her writing?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Casey in Writers & Lovers. What are Casey's circumstances like in the beginning of the novel? How do her circumstances change? What is Casey's character arc like by the end of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of setting in Writers & Lovers. What mood is evoked by the settings in this novel? How do the settings in the book reflect upon or develop its characters? If this novel were set elsewhere, how would that change its characters or themes?

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