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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. Evvie repeatedly describes Dean's smile as taking up what fraction of his face?
(a) Three-fifths.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-quarter.

2. To whom does Dean give the key to room number 208 in the Stafford Hotel?
(a) Andy.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Evvie.
(d) Himself.

3. How many sexual partners has Evvie had in total, including her late husband Tim?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. In Spring: Chapter 26, Evvie reflects upon the fact that once which month arrives, it will have been two years since Tim's death?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) September.

5. In what town had Dean been renting a room while playing in the minors when he attended a party at the house with the pinball machine?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Macon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Dean first walk onto a baseball field?

2. At the end of Spring: Chapter 24, Evvie and Dean makes plans to have dinner together outside of town on which day of the week?

3. In Fall: Chapter 14, Evvie realizes that Dean has not kissed her since what day?

4. For how many months has Evvie kept the secret about leaving Tim by the time Andy finds out the truth?

5. In Winter: Chapter 19, Dean is not a part of spring training for the first time in how many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what possible next step do Evvie and Dean agree once Evvie shares that she is not ready to date anyone?

2. What piece of jewelry does Evvie remove before she heads out of town with Dean and why is this moment significant?

3. How does Dean come to pitch an inning at the exhibition game between the Claws and the team from Freeport?

4. From what angle does Evvie claim not to have seen "Calcasset in "forever" (119) as she and Dean drive toward Boston?

5. How does Evvie inwardly react to Andy's suggestion that if she wanted to, she could also start dating again someday?

6. With what information does Andy confront Evvie in Winter: Chapter 18 when he arrives unannounced at her house after ten at night?

7. What is the symbolism inherent in the scar on Evvie's foot?

8. For what reason does Dean decide to travel to Boston and back in one day?

9. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Evvie experiences conflicting emotions when Dean tells her that he had wanted to kiss her several times during their day trip to Boston.

10. For what length of time has Tim been gone by the time Evvie first meets with Dr. Talco?

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