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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dean says that which character(s) had "pushed [him] really hard" (75) to go to an All-Star Camp for baseball?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandparents.
(d) His parents.

2. Dean tells Evvie that how many months before the events of Chapter 8, fans had "burned [him] in effigy at a bar [he] co-owned" (64)?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. Evvie discovers in Fall: Chapter 8 that "what had happened to Dean" with his pitching "was called the" (55) what?
(a) Nucks.
(b) Yups.
(c) Yips.
(d) Pops.

4. In what grade was Evvie on the occasion on a March day when she was given a ride in a Lexus during a rainstorm?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Eleventh.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Ninth.

5. Evvie reflects upon the way that every time she says something, Dean treats her words as if they end with what punctuation mark?
(a) A colon.
(b) A question mark.
(c) A semicolon.
(d) An ellipsis.

6. Who calls Evvie in the prologue to tell her that Tim has been in a severe car accident?
(a) Tim's mother.
(b) A nurse.
(c) Evvie's mother.
(d) Tim.

7. Evvie threatens to take what action against Ellen Boyd if she does not immediately leave Evvie's porch?
(a) To punch her.
(b) To stomp on her foot.
(c) To pull her hair.
(d) To kick her.

8. According to Evvie, the townspeople saw her as someone who "had gone directly from lobsterman's daughter to" (44) what?
(a) Doctor's wife.
(b) Fishmonger's wife.
(c) Easy Street.
(d) Orphan.

9. Dean and Evvie agree that Maine is "the oldest and" most what "state in the country" (71)?
(a) Richest.
(b) Coldest.
(c) Most backwards.
(d) Whitest.

10. Even with a bit of time having passed since Tim's death, Evvie still feels "consumed by" (10) what activity?
(a) Hating Tim.
(b) Not missing Tim.
(c) Missing Tim.
(d) Waiting for Tim to return.

11. On what occasion had Evvie received the dishes she uses to host Thanksgiving?
(a) Her wedding.
(b) Her birthday.
(c) Her
(d) Her anniversary.

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

13. In which borough of New York City does Dean reside at the time he wearies of the media attention and wants to get away?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Staten Island.

14. To which character does Evvie send a text in the prologue saying that Tim has been in a car accident?
(a) Lori.
(b) Andy.
(c) Her father.
(d) Monica.

15. Dean laments that he has "only done one thing seriously since" (54) he was what age?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character asks Evvie many questions about Dean on Thanksgiving Day?

2. Evvie tells Dean that the reason Tim had stayed in his hometown after medical school was that only by remaining there could he be viewed as what type of creature?

3. What is the first real idea Dean throws out to Andy when they talk about the next step Dean could take?

4. Evvie takes extreme exception to her father's sentiment during the Thanksgiving blessing that he is prouder of her for what feat than he is of any one of her other accomplishments?

5. Evvie remarks that when Dean had first arrived, she had thought that he "listened like a" (73) what?

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