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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what gesture do Evvie and Dean engage after he expresses his gratitude for the way she had stood up to the woman on the porch?
(a) A high-five.
(b) A fist-bump.
(c) A hug.
(d) A shrug.

2. 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?
(a) If the house was too cold.
(b) On days when Dean was traveling.
(c) At night.
(d) In the mornings.

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

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) Ninth.
(b) Tenth.
(c) Eleventh.
(d) Eighth.

5. Dean tells Andy that he had seen how many sports psychologists in total in an effort to regain his skills in the sport of baseball?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

6. 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) Staten Island.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

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

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

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

10. Which character meets Evvie in the parking lot on the day of the tree-planting ceremony celebrating Tim's life?
(a) Frank.
(b) Dean.
(c) Monica.
(d) Andy.

11. In Fall: Chapter 4, when Dean moves into the apartment attached to Evvie's house, she tells him that she and Tim had gotten married and moved into the house how many years before?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

13. The issue of Sports Illustrated at which Evvie glances in Fall: Chapter 1 is addressed to which character?
(a) Evvie.
(b) Andy.
(c) Monica.
(d) Tim.

14. 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) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 6.

15. Evvie recalls incurring a bruise on which part of her body when "she'd once slipped" on the "slick staircase"(10)?
(a) Her ankle.
(b) Her collarbone.
(c) Her cheek.
(d) Her hip.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week do Evvie and Andy always meet for a particular meal?

2. To which character does Evvie send a text in the prologue saying that Tim has been in a car accident?

3. 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?

4. On what occasion had Evvie received the dishes she uses to host Thanksgiving?

5. Evvie recalls a time in her youth when she had been stranded in the rain and which character had given her a ride?

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