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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Judy's voice described?

2. What does the person who approaches in the raft Dexter want to do?

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

4. Dexter realizes that he has loved Judy since when?

5. What simile is used to describe how Dexter's heart turned over?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Dexter returned to Sherry Island Golf Club as a golfer, how does his feelings toward his fellow golfers change as the day progresses?

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

3. Why does Dexter caddy?

4. What does Dexter want to do when learning of Judy's situation?

5. How does Devlin know Judy (what is their relationship)?

6. What is Judy's response when Dexter asks her to marry him in Part 4?

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

8. Describe the events that lead up to Mr. T. A. Hedrick getting struck with a golf ball.

9. Why does Dexter quit caddying?

10. What is Dexter's first life changing decision based upon his winter dreams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character's of Winter Dreams have convoluted ideas of what the word Love means.

1. What does Dexter love and what is his love like for Judy?

2. What does Judy love and what is her love like for Dexter?

3. Does anyone in this story truly love one another? If so, who? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

Dexter strives to lead a successful life. From the time he is a caddy to the time he is a successful businessman in New York. In that time, he wants things that glitter. Nice clothes, respect and Judy are also coveted by Dexter.

1. Do you think Dexter's being named Green is symbolic of his desire for riches? Why or why not.

2. In what ways does Judy glitter?

3. How does respect compare to the material possessions Dexter tries to attain?

Essay Topic 3

A business associate presents Dexter with information that changes how he views the world.

1. What does Dexter lay on his couch and imagine after Devlin leaves?

2. Why does Dexter think all the beauty that once existed is now gone?

3. What is the "something" Dexter feels has been taken from him at the end of the story?

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