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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after meeting Judy did Dexter become engaged?

2. How does Dexter feel when Judy mentions Irene?

3. What does Dexter see Judy do in Part 4 that he has never seen her do before?

4. According to the narrator in Part 4, what entertained Judy?

5. Who does the narrator mentioned had befriended Dexter in Part 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dexter and Judy start their relationship with Judy telling Dexter she thinks she loves him. A week later she is running off with other men and stringing Dexter along.

1. How does Judy treat her men?

2. Why does Dexter stay with Judy? Why do the other men stay with her?

3. Compare Judy's treatment of men with how she is treated by her husband at the end of the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Many of Dexter's decisions in life revolve around Judy.

1. Describe the irony in Dexter and Judy's relationship.

2. Compare and contrast Dexter's feelings toward Judy from the beginning to the end of the story.

3. When does Dexter finally lose hope that he will ever be with Judy? Cite the specific event from the story.

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