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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Evvie remarks that when Dean had first arrived, she had thought that he "listened like a" (73) what?
(a) Like a census-taker.
(b) Like a good friend.
(c) Like a pro.
(d) Like a therapist.

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

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. What color are the small flowers on the dishes Evvie uses to host Thanksgiving in Chapter 11?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

5. What is the first real idea Dean throws out to Andy when they talk about the next step Dean could take?
(a) He could learn to play the oboe.
(b) He could learn the art of taxidermy.
(c) He could coach baseball.
(d) He could paint.

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

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

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

9. Evvie knows to ask the woman at the door for a business card because which character had done the same for her after Tim's accident?
(a) Nona.
(b) Andy.
(c) Lori.
(d) Eileen.

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

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

12. For what fraction of her life has Evvie been with Tim by the time of the prologue's opening?
(a) Three-quarters.
(b) Half.
(c) One-quarter.
(d) Two-thirds.

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

14. On what day of the week do Evvie and Andy always meet for a particular meal?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

15. When Dean is leaning toward accepting Ted's offer to help coach his team, he thinks to himself that he could at least counsel the kids not to take what action in the event any of them did become professional athletes?
(a) Push their bodies too hard.
(b) Give their money away frivolously.
(c) Get married.
(d) Get hooked on drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the suitcase that Evvie retrieves from the hall closet, packs, and puts into her car at the start of the prologue?

2. Evvie reveals that she took what action in high school in order to ensure that Tim would be valedictorian?

3. Evvie reflects upon the way that every time she says something, Dean treats her words as if they end with what punctuation mark?

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

5. Which baseball player is said to have undergone the same affliction that "had happened to Dean" (55)?

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