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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. According to Dexter, to be careless in dress and manner required more confidence than what?

2. Who gave Dexter a guest card for the golf course?

3. How does the main character give himself away while watching the girl interact with her nurse?

4. What is Dexter afraid he is doing to Judy during their after dinner conversation?

5. Which nationality did Dexter take special interest in learning about for his business?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Dexter caddy?

5. At dinner in Part 3, what do Dexter and Judy discuss about Dexter's life?

6. What is Dexter's impression of the dinner at Judy's house in Part 3?

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

8. What does Dexter tell Judy about his career after dinner in Part 3?

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

10. How does Devlin describe Judy's marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dexter struggles to establish a lasting, meaningful relationship with Judy. When that fails, he gets engaged to Irene.

1. What does Dexter see in Irene that makes him propose to her?

2. What happens just before Dexter and Irene's engagement is to be announced?

3. Compare and contrast Judy and Irene.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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