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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe the girl's looks?
(a) She was ugly as sin.
(b) She was arrestingly beautiful.
(c) She was alright.
(d) She was attractive, but too skinny.

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

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

5. What simile is used to describe some of the caddies?
(a) Poor as sin.
(b) Rich as chocolate.
(c) Cold as frost.
(d) Strong as oaks.

6. 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 quit.
(d) He's giving a lesson.

7. What was Judy's mood like at dinner with Dexter?
(a) Confused.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Humble.

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

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

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

11. What does Judy ask if she may do after dinner?
(a) Play golf.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Go boating.
(d) Weep.

12. What does the person who approaches Dexter in the raft want to know?
(a) If he can surf.
(b) If he can ski.
(c) If he can drive a motor-boat.
(d) If he can fish.

13. What can Dexter hear when he relaxes on the raft?
(a) A violin.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A piano.
(d) An organ.

14. When out on the boat, what does Judy invite Dexter to do the next day?
(a) Go skiing.
(b) Go for a boat ride.
(c) Go golfing.
(d) Come over to dinner.

15. What does the narrator say watching Judy was without?
(a) Effort to the eye.
(b) Lack of caring.
(c) Interest.
(d) Emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town was Dexter born?

2. What is the job of the main character in Part 1?

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

4. Who does the person who approaches Dexter while in the raft say is waiting at the house?

5. Who does Dexter envision in the summer room and on the sun-porch?

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