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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer to Opening Day: Chapters 29-38 and Epilogue, 215-288.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states, "Evvie had been almost" what age "on the day in March" (45) when a certain character gave her a ride on a rainy day?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

2. Evvie's favorite client is a woman named "Nona Powell Brown, a professor at" (26) which university?
(a) Howard.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Brown.
(d) Morehouse.

3. How many months does Evvie report it had taken her to fully absorb that her mother was never coming back to finish raising her?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Who puts Evvie into bed after carrying her upstairs on the night of the barbecue?
(a) Dante.
(b) Frank.
(c) Dean.
(d) Andy.

5. Which character asks Evvie many questions about Dean on Thanksgiving Day?
(a) Dean.
(b) Monica.
(c) Andy.
(d) Kell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade was the term used to describe Dean's affliction coined, according to the narrator?

2. How long after Dean returns from Connecticut does Evvie see the first box in his apartment?

3. What lie does Evvie tell Andy when he notices her dishes with the yellow flowers on them are missing?

4. What hairstyling step does Evvie forego before her trip with Dean for fear of looking like she is "trying too hard" (191)?

5. What word does Evvie keep repeating to herself when she and Dean eventually kiss?

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