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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 married Casey's father?

2. How old does Casey say she is in the first chapter?

3. Who is the brunch chef at Iris?

4. What does Casey say "rests more easily on men" (118) in Chapter 8?

5. What color are Oscar Kolton's eyes described as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Casey reluctant to pass her manuscript along to Muriel?

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

3. What are Casey's associations with Cuba?

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

5. Who is Muriel? How is she described?

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

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

8. Who is Harry and how is he described?

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

10. Who is Adam and how is he described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline and discuss the plot structure of Writers & Lovers. Where does the tension toward the climax begin to build? What conflicts arise that assist in developing that tension? Where does the climax occur? How are the major conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Muriel and Harry in Writers & Lovers. What do these characters represent to Casey? What role do they play in the plot of the story? Why are they important?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the process of writing a novel. How does this process begin? How does the process of editing and revision work? How long might it take from the onset of writing a novel to its publication? How does the author demonstrate this process in Writers & Lovers?

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