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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Part 4, what does Judy make men conscious of?
(a) Their own shortcomings.
(b) Their own successes.
(c) Her physical loveliness.
(d) Her financial situation.

2. Where does Dexter want to take Judy in Part 4?
(a) Anywhere to get her alone.
(b) To the town where he grew up.
(c) To New York.
(d) To Florida.

3. Why did Dexter have a sense of solidity when he was around Irene?
(a) She was courageous.
(b) She was strong.
(c) She had a good heart.
(d) She was sturdily popular.

4. The deep pain Dexter feels is reserved only for the what?
(a) The week.
(b) The strong.
(c) The foolish.
(d) Those in love.

5. Which description does Dexter not think of for Irene?
(a) A curtain spread behind him.
(b) A fire on a cold evening.
(c) A hand moving among gleaming tea-cups.
(d) A voice calling to children.

6. According to the narrator, this story is not Dexter's what?
(a) Biography.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Dissertation.
(d) Thesis.

7. What does Dexter say Judy was?
(a) A great beauty.
(b) A sweet girl.
(c) A lonely girl.
(d) A pretty girl.

8. Who does Devlin say Judy married?
(a) Someone he knows.
(b) His cousin.
(c) Himself.
(d) One of his best friends.

9. What did Dexter want to do that he couldn't at the end of Part 6?
(a) Care.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Cry.
(d) Forget.

10. How is the silence between Dexter and Judy described in Part 4?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Needed.
(c) Embarrassing.
(d) Welcomed.

11. While on the couch after Devlin leaves the office, what does Dexter do for the first time in years?
(a) Vomit.
(b) Cry.
(c) Forget about Judy.
(d) Laugh.

12. What part of Judy's body does Devlin comment on?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her lips.

13. When leaving the dance with a girl, what does it take effort for Dexter to force himself to do?
(a) Start the car.
(b) Return to the dance.
(c) Take her home.
(d) Take her to a hotel.

14. When Dexter goes to the dance in Part 4, who comes up behind him and says, "Hello, darling."
(a) Judy's mother.
(b) Irene.
(c) Judy.
(d) Irene's mother.

15. What does Devlin say Judy was when he first met her?
(a) A sweet girl.
(b) A pretty girl.
(c) A lonely girl.
(d) A great beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two things Dexter says he cannot do at the end of Part 6?

2. While talking to Devlin, what does Dexter realize he is doing, without knowing why?

3. What did Judy say she didn't want to do to Dexter?

4. What does Devlin say about Judy's age?

5. In Part 5, what does the narrator say Dexter is indifferent toward?

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