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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 much money did Dexter borrow to start his business?

2. Who does Dexter think carelessness is for?

3. When the snow melts, where does the water run?

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

5. What does Judy ask if she may do after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the financial state of most of the caddies at Sherry Island Golf Club?

2. What is meant when Dexter is described as "hard minded" in Part 5?

3. Why doesn't Dexter caddy for the young girl in Part 1?

4. What opinions of Judy Jones are expressed by Mr. Hedrick and Mr. Sandwood after she leaves the men's presence in Part 2?

5. What did Dexter want out of life?

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

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

8. How does Devlin describe Judy?

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

10. Why does Devlin say Judy will not get a divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Heart invites Dexter to play a round of golf with him and his friends. This event causes many emotions to surface in Dexter.

1. Why does Dexter start the day feeling like an intruder, but end the day feeling superior to the men he golfs with?

2. What even happens on the golf course that likely changes Dexter's life? Why does this event change Dexter's life?

3. What are the varying opinions of Judy by the men on the golf course?

Essay Topic 2

Winter Dreams is about Dexter and the dreams he has during the long Minnesota winters.

1. How does Dexter's early dreams influence events that occur at the end of the story?

2. How do Dexter's fantasies about beating the men on the golf course relate to his life?

3. What happens to Dexter's world when he realizes that something he thought was eternal - Judy's beauty - has faded?

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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