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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. Who is Casey's older brother that went to college with her landlord?

2. How old was Virginia Woolf when her mother died?

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

4. Where did Casey's landlord's ex-wife move last year, according to her narrative in the beginning of the novel?

5. Who is the pastry chef at Iris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Oscar come back to speak to Casey after his brunch in Chapter 15? What happens in this encounter?

5. Where does Casey live? How is her home described?

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

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

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

9. Who is Adam and how is he described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Casey's relationship with Caleb. How much older than Casey is Caleb? Where does he live? How do Caleb and Casey help each other in the course of the story? How does this change their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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