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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the little girl in Chapter 1?
(a) Eight.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Eight-teen.
(d) Eleven.

2. Who does the person who approaches Dexter while in the raft say is waiting at the house?
(a) Dexter's mother.
(b) Mr. Jones.
(c) A man.
(d) A woman.

3. What had the main character promised Mr. Jones he would do?
(a) Go to the state tournament.
(b) Work at his construction company.
(c) Go to the Masters.
(d) Work at his golf course.

4. When the snow melts, where does the water run?
(a) Lake Michigan.
(b) The tee-box on the ninth hole.
(c) Black Bear Lake.
(d) The Mississippi River.

5. What does the main character dream of doing at the golf course in the winter?
(a) Building an igloo.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Living in the clubhouse.
(d) Golfing.

6. What did the main character have to restrain himself from doing when the girl argued with her nurse?
(a) Intervening.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Crying.

7. Where do Dexter and Judy go after their dinner?
(a) The golf course.
(b) The dock.
(c) Judy's bedroom.
(d) The sun-porch.

8. What drowns out the music Dexter is hearing while on the raft?
(a) A boat.
(b) Fish jumping.
(c) Crashing waves.
(d) Birds.

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

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

11. What troubled Dexter when he was in college?
(a) Difficulty studying.
(b) Coeds.
(c) Missing his family.
(d) Lack of money.

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

13. A short while after getting into his business, Dexter had how many branches?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

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

15. How did Judy's mood at dinner make Dexter feel?
(a) Sad.
(b) Tired.
(c) Uneasy.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Judy say won't be joining her and Dexter for dinner?

2. When Dexter comes over for dinner, around what time does Judy finally come downstairs?

3. What name does the nurse give for the girl?

4. What business did Dexter buy?

5. The simile made about the winters is that they "shut down like the white. . ."

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