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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Judy say she didn't want to do to Dexter?

2. What did Dexter not care about regarding his relationship with Judy?

3. The deep pain Dexter feels is reserved only for the what?

4. What are the two things Dexter says he cannot do at the end of Part 6?

5. How long did it take Dexter to ask Judy to marry him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dexter has a vivid imagination.

1. What type of people does Dexter imagine Judy's lovers to be?

2. How does Dexter think he is superior to these men?

3. In what way does Dexter know he is inferior to them?

Essay Topic 2

Dexter Green is the main character of Winter Dreams.

1. How has Dexter changed from the young boy caddying in Part 1 to the successful businessman in Part 6?

2. In what ways has Dexter not changed at all?

3. How does Dexter's choice of college affect his changes?

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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