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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. What do Casey and the other waiters call Tony and Dana?

2. Where does Casey say Russell is now working as a tax attorney in Chapter 1?

3. For how long were Casey's parents married?

4. Where is Red Barn located?

5. Where did Casey's mother grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens that makes Casey give up on Silas before they even go out?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss three examples of irony in Writers & Lovers. What is an example of verbal irony in the text? How does the author use dramatic irony in the story? What situational irony can be seen and what purpose does it serve?

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Oscar and Silas in Writers & Lovers. In what ways are they alike? How are they different? How does Casey's relationship with each man make her feel? Why does she choose who she does in the end of the story?

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