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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dexter go at the end of Part 5?

2. By yielding to Judy, Dexter subjected himself to what?

3. What was Judy's response to Dexter asking her to marry him?

4. Where has Dexter relocated to when Part 6 starts? .

5. In Part 5, what does the narrator mention Dexter had tasted for a little while?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Judy starts the story as a "great beauty," but her beauty fades by the end.

1. Describe the irony of Judy's marriage.

2. Compare and contrast Judy's appearance at the beginning of the story with her personality at the beginning of the story.

3. Compare and contrast Judy's appearance at the end of the story with her personality at the end of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Although characters in Winter Dreams rarely care for each others feelings, the characters do have feelings.

1. Describe Judy's feelings after she leaves a man.

2. Describe Judy's feelings after she finds out Dexter is engaged.

3. Describe Judy's feelings after Dexter sacrifices his engagement to Irene for her.

Essay Topic 3

Most of the character's in Winter Dreams think only of themselves.

1. Why does Dexter not regret sleeping with Judy when he is engaged to Irene?

2. Why does Dexter not care what the town thinks of his behavior toward Irene?

3. Why does Judy keep coming back to Dexter, tells him she loves him, and then leaves him again?

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