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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl who hit the golf ball say when her partner came over the hill? "I'd have gone on the green except that. . . "
(a) "I caught the sand trap."
(b) "I landed in the water."
(c) "I hit something."
(d) "I hit someone."

2. According to the narrator, what did Dexter desire?
(a) A wealthy, beautiful wife.
(b) Association with glittering things.
(c) Glittering things themself.
(d) Association with glittering people.

3. In what state does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Michigan.
(b) New York.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Montana.

4. What does Judy say she fully intended to do to some of the poor people she dated?
(a) Have them arrested.
(b) Marry them.
(c) Break their hearts.
(d) Call them sometime.

5. What had Dexter expected before dinner at Judy's house?
(a) A walk on the beach.
(b) H'or d'oeuvres
(c) A kiss.
(d) A cocktail.

6. According to Dexter, to be careless in dress and manner required more confidence than what?
(a) To be careful.
(b) To run for president.
(c) To go barefoot.
(d) An ox.

7. The simile made about the winters is that they "shut down like the white. . ."
(a) Golf balls on the green.
(b) Snow-cap of a mountain.
(c) Lid of a box.
(d) Trunk of a car.

8. What type of men does Dexter think Judy is interested in?
(a) Poor men.
(b) Sons of political figures.
(c) The kind with graceful cloths and deep tans.
(d) Anyone will do.

9. Dexter owned the largest string of his type of business in his section of the country by the time he was what age?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

10. Where does the main character tell the girl the golf teacher is?
(a) He's home sick.
(b) He's at the store.
(c) He's giving a lesson.
(d) He quit.

11. What simile is used to describe how Dexter's heart turned over?
(a) Like the fly-wheel of the boat.
(b) Like the reel of a fishing pole.
(c) Like a spinning golf ball.
(d) Like a top.

12. What reason does the main character give for quitting?
(a) "I'm going to college."
(b) "I'm too old."
(c) "I need more money."
(d) "I work too hard."

13. What does Judy say is causing her mood after dinner?
(a) Her father died.
(b) She's pregnant.
(c) She's poor.
(d) She had a terrible afternoon.

14. How much money does Dexter say he has?
(a) Enough to retire.
(b) Very little.
(c) Enough to get by.
(d) More than anyone his age.

15. How is Judy's voice described?
(a) Deep.
(b) Throaty.
(c) High.
(d) Airy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of badge did the main character hand in?

2. What did Dexter's winter dreams cause him to pass up?

3. How old was the little girl in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the best grocery store?

5. In what town was Dexter born?

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