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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. How old had Evvie just turned when she first asked her father whether it was her fault that her mother had left them?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

2. In Fall: Chapter 14, Evvie realizes that Dean has not kissed her since what day?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Columbus Day.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Thanksgiving.

3. 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) Buys her pizza.
(c) Gives her a kiss.
(d) Buys her donuts.

4. Evvie recalls that just a few days after she had packed the car to leave Tim, he had referred to her career as a transcriber with what other term?
(a) Typist.
(b) Student.
(c) Housewife.
(d) Scribbler.

5. 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) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Winter: Chapter 13, Andy comes to cheer Dean up after an article in what magazine has focused upon Dean's failures?

2. Who babysits Lilly and Rose while Andy is taking Dean out to see if he wants to talk about the magazine article?

3. With what gesture had Evvie and Andy always ended their weekly breakfasts before Andy began dating Monica seriously?

4. Which one of Evvie's family members had once made a nasty comment about hair, causing her to enter a period of "battle" (191) with her natural appearance?

5. What adjective does Dean use to modify the word 'soulmate' when he refers to Andy as Evvie's "soulmate" (137)?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What is ironic about Evvie's first visit to the office of Dr. Jane Talco?

4. Discuss an instance in the text when Holmes uses humor in order to clearly illustrate a particular character's fear of change.

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Monica?

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

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