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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. About how much time has passed between the end of the prologue and the beginning of Fall: Chapter 1?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

3. An article in the issue of Sports Illustrated mentioned in Fall: Chapter 1 is said to be about a baseball player "who woke up one day and couldn't" take what action "anymore" (10)?
(a) Hit.
(b) Run.
(c) Bunt.
(d) Pitch.

4. 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) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

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

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

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

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

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

10. To what location does Dean first go when he arrives in Calcasset, Maine?
(a) A motel.
(b) Evvie's house.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Andy's house.

11. What is the name of Andy's oldest daughter?
(a) Rose.
(b) Lilly.
(c) Nona.
(d) Monica.

12. 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.

13. What color is the suitcase that Evvie retrieves from the hall closet, packs, and puts into her car at the start of the prologue?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

14. 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) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

15. How many sons does Andy have with his ex-wife Lori?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tim's mother Lila always smells of what scent, according to Evvie?

2. Evvie recalls incurring a bruise on which part of her body when "she'd once slipped" on the "slick staircase"(10)?

3. In which borough of New York City does Dean reside at the time he wearies of the media attention and wants to get away?

4. To what object does Evvie compare time when she discusses 22- and 23-year-olds in Chapter 11?

5. For what meal do Evvie and Andy always meet on one particular day each week?

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