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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. What does Judy say she fully intended to do to some of the poor people she dated?

2. What subject do Dexter and Judy not discuss during dinner?

3. Why does the main character work as a caddy?

4. What does the narrator say watching Judy was without?

5. What is the name of the best grocery store?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dexter's impression of Judy's dress in Part 3?

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

3. How does Dexter feel about Judy's parents not being able to join then for dinner in Part 3?

4. Why did Dexter welcome the war?

5. What does Dexter mean at the end of Part 6 when he says, "That thing will come back no more?"

6. What did Dexter actually do at the end of Part 5?

7. Describe Irene Scheerer.

8. Why does Dexter quit caddying?

9. Why does Dexter not harbor any hard feelings toward Judy even though he is unable to maintain a relationship with her?

10. What did Dexter intend to do at the end of Part 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Dexter Green is the main character of Winter Dreams.

1. How has Dexter changed from the young boy caddying in Part 1 to the successful businessman in Part 6?

2. In what ways has Dexter not changed at all?

3. How does Dexter's choice of college affect his changes?

Essay Topic 3

When Dexter arrives at Judy's house for dinner, several things do not go as he imagined they would.

1. Compare and contrast Judy's attire with Dexter's.

2. Compare and contrast Dexter's idea of how dinner will go with how it actually goes.

3. Why does Dexter assume he is the cause when the dinner conversation is not going well?

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