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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring: Chapters 20-28, 147-214.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shade of blue does Evvie paint the apartment at the back of the house Tim buys for them to live in?
(a) Sky.
(b) Azure.
(c) Periwinkle.
(d) Peacock.

2. What is NOT listed as a type of pinball machine Dean considers highly undesirable?
(a) Batman.
(b) Michael Jordan.
(c) KISS.
(d) Gilligan's Island.

3. Evvie tells Dean that her father had been a lobsterman for nearly how many years before he retired two years before the narrative present?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

4. At what type of school does Ted, the man Evvie introduces to Dean, coach football?
(a) A high school.
(b) A junior high.
(c) A community college.
(d) A university.

5. The issue of Sports Illustrated through which Evvie glances in Fall: Chapter 1 contains a story about a baseball player from which team?
(a) The Mariners.
(b) The Mets.
(c) The Cubs.
(d) The Yankees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Evvie uses a particular object to prop open the door between the main house and Dean's apartment, they begin to only close the door on which occasions?

2. In what city is Dr. Talco's office located?

3. The end of the prologue states, "She later figured" that Tim had "probably died while she was waiting at the stoplight" (3) a block away from which landmark?

4. Though Evvie often refers to herself as "a professional eavesdropper" (27), what is her official title?

5. Evvie threatens to take what action against Ellen Boyd if she does not immediately leave Evvie's porch?

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