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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what state had Evvie's mother Eileen moved once she abruptly left her husband and child in Maine?
(a) Florida.
(b) George.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Texas.

2. Evvie agrees to go with Dean to pick up his pinball machine on the condition that he take what action once they get there?
(a) Teaches her how to play pinball.
(b) Gives her a kiss.
(c) Buys her pizza.
(d) Buys her donuts.

3. For what length of time do Evvie and Dean drive before they reach the Stafford Hotel?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 120 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. How does Evvie answer Dr. Talco when she asks during their first appointment how Evvie is sleeping?
(a) Not at all.
(b) Great.
(c) Fine.
(d) Soundly.

5. Evvie proposes at the end of Spring: Chapter 21 that Dean pitch how many innings in the Claws' exhibition game?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

6. Monica has a career in what field?
(a) Education.
(b) Forestry.
(c) Forensic science.
(d) Music.

7. Who promises Rose that "It'll still be Christmas when [she] gets back" (99) from Florida?
(a) Evvie.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Andy.
(d) Kell.

8. Evvie tells Dean in Winter: Chapter 16 that as long as she does not accept the life insurance money from Tim's death, she can feel like she had taken what action?
(a) Loved him.
(b) Betrayed him.
(c) Left him.
(d) Done right by him.

9. In Winter: Chapter 19, Dean is not a part of spring training for the first time in how many years?
(a) 5.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

10. Which character brought Evvie home the night of Tim's death?
(a) Kell.
(b) Frank.
(c) Andy.
(d) Lila.

11. In Winter: Chapter 13, Andy comes to cheer Dean up after an article in what magazine has focused upon Dean's failures?
(a) Esquire.
(b) GQ.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) Details.

12. How many people are said to be in attendance at the exhibition game as Dean throws his first pitch?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 500.

13. Dean tells Evvie that during her first baseball lesson, she is going to concentrate solely on what skill?
(a) Running.
(b) Batting.
(c) Sliding.
(d) Throwing.

14. What kinds of visuals are featured on the pinball machine Dean decides to purchase?
(a) Knives.
(b) Cars.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Models.

15. On what day of the week is Eileen said to have left her family "before [they] were awake" (184)?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dean's favorite sound in baseball had always been the sound of the ball hitting what object?

2. When Dean whispers into Evvie's ear during her baseball lesson, Evvie takes what action?

3. On what day of the week does Andy text Evvie that he will have to miss their standing Saturday breakfast?

4. Evvie repeatedly describes Dean's smile as taking up what fraction of his face?

5. To what location does Dean take Evvie the first time he gives her a baseball lesson?

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