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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 what state did Dean first walk onto a baseball field?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Michigan.
(c) California.
(d) Delaware.

2. What hairstyling step does Evvie forego before her trip with Dean for fear of looking like she is "trying too hard" (191)?
(a) Straightening.
(b) Washing.
(c) Blow-drying.
(d) Curling.

3. Andy tells Evvie during the breakfast in Spring: Chapter 20 not to try to take what action in regards to Dean?
(a) Fix him.
(b) Impress him.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Date him.

4. How many months does Evvie report it had taken her to fully absorb that her mother was never coming back to finish raising her?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

5. In what city is Dr. Talco's office located?
(a) Brewer.
(b) Ellsworth.
(c) Eastport.
(d) Rockland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Evvie chooses Dr. Jane Talco as a therapist for Dean in part because her website says that she treats what affliction?

2. Who goes along to breakfast with Evvie and Andy the first time they enact their tradition in quite a while?

3. How does Evvie answer Dr. Talco when she asks during their first appointment how Evvie is sleeping?

4. Andy arrives at Evvie's house unannounced in Winter: Chapter 18 on what night of the week?

5. When Dr. Talco asks Evvie how long it had been since her husband had died, what is Evvie's answer?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the motif of dreams arise again within Winter: Chapter 15?

2. Characterize the relationship between Evvie and her father Frank.

3. Describe how Evvie had always felt about blushing prior to meeting Dean.

4. What does the blue suitcase in the narrative symbolize?

5. What story does Evvie tell Dean that causes Dean's mouth to fall open in Spring: Chapter 28?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Holmes use the motif of sound to demonstrate Dean's grief at finding that he has lost the ability to pitch?

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