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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 was Casey's favorite high school English teacher?
2. What does Casey drop off at Muriel's apartment on her way to work in the end of Chapter 25?
3. What does Oscar make for Casey and his sons in Chapter 34?
4. Who is Jennifer Lin the assistant to?
5. What comprises the book that Silas gives Casey in Chapter 24?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Casey's relationship progress with Oscar in Chapters 34 and 35?
2. How does Casey respond to seeing Silas at Iris in Chapter 21?
3. What is Casey's first date with Silas like?
4. How do the themes of death and grief relate to the main characters in the novel?
5. What happens on Casey's third date with Silas?
6. What new conflict is introduced via Adam in Chapter 33?
7. What happens after the reading in Chapter 38?
8. How does Casey's emotional state begin to change in Chapter 36?
9. What introduces new conflict at Iris in Chapter 36?
10. What is Casey's third date like with Oscar?
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
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 3
Discuss the author's use of language in Writers & Lovers. What are examples of metaphors, similes, and other elements of imagery that are employed in the work? What effects do these examples have on the reader? How does the use of language in the novel relate to its themes?
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