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

2. Which nationality did Dexter take special interest in learning about for his business?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Irish.
(d) English.

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

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

5. When Dexter played golf in a foursome, who was not one of the players?
(a) Mr. T. A. Hedrick.
(b) Mr. Sandwood.
(c) Mr. Heart.
(d) Mr. Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the main character?

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

3. What did the main character do when told to caddy for the girl?

4. A short while after getting into his business, Dexter had how many branches?

5. Within a year of getting into the laundry business, Dexter was catering to the trade that wore what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Devlin describe Judy's marriage?

2. Why is Judy described as having "the most direct and unprincipled personality" with which Dexter had ever come in contact?

3. What does the narrator mean by saying that Judy was entertained only by the gratification of her own desires?

4. Why does Dexter become engaged to Irene?

5. What are Dexter's feelings toward Judy at the end of Part 2?

6. Why is Mr. Jones upset that Dexter quit caddying in Part1?

7. Why does Dexter caddy?

8. Why does Dexter not care about what the people of the town think of his actions in Part 5?

9. What is the lake like when Dexter swims out to the raft in Part 2?

10. Why did Dexter not care about hurting Irene or Irene's parents?

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