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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dexter feel when Judy mentions Irene?

2. In Part 6, how long has it been since Dexter has been to Black Bear?

3. In Part 5, what is Dexter's biggest problem?

4. In Part 5, what does the narrator say Dexter is indifferent toward?

5. Where is Devlin from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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