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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Even with a bit of time having passed since Tim's death, Evvie still feels "consumed by" (10) what activity?

2. Evvie threatens to take what action against Ellen Boyd if she does not immediately leave Evvie's porch?

3. What shade of blue does Evvie paint the apartment at the back of the house Tim buys for them to live in?

4. 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?

5. The woman who knocks on Evvie's door at the beginning of Chapter 8, Ellen Boyd, has a job in what field?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Evvie mean when she thinks about semicolons in relation to Dean's speech?

2. In what way is the motif of dreams used to depict Evvie's feelings of guilt in Fall: Chapter 1?

3. What advice does Dean give to Evvie when she is angry about her father's Thanksgiving day comment?

4. What is the "one thing" (54) Dean claims to have done seriously ever since the age of ten?

5. How does Holmes weave together issues of class with issues of domestic abuse?

6. Describe Dean's reaction to Evvie's story about the reporter who came by asking about Dean.

7. What major secret is Evvie keeping from her best friend Andy?

8. What elements does Evvie name when she tells Dean the topics that concern the citizens of Calcasset?

9. What is the history of the friendship between Dean and Andy?

10. What agreement do Evvie and Dean make at the end of Fall: Chapter 4?

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