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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring: Chapters 20-28, 147-214.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tim's mother Lila always smells of what scent, according to Evvie?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Mothballs.
(c) Roses.
(d) Chanel No 5.

2. What hairstyling step does Evvie forego before her trip with Dean for fear of looking like she is "trying too hard" (191)?
(a) Curling.
(b) Blow-drying.
(c) Washing.
(d) Straightening.

3. Once Evvie uses a particular object to prop open the door between the main house and Dean's apartment, they begin to only close the door on which occasions?
(a) At night.
(b) On days when Dean was traveling.
(c) If the house was too cold.
(d) In the mornings.

4. Who promises Rose that "It'll still be Christmas when [she] gets back" (99) from Florida?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Kell.
(c) Evvie.
(d) Andy.

5. Which character in the narrative is dating Monica?
(a) Frank.
(b) Dean.
(c) Andy.
(d) Tim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pieces of jewelry does Evvie remove just before she joins Dean for the couple's first sexual encounter?

2. Over dinner at the Stafford Hotel, Dean gives Evvie the key to which room in the hotel?

3. With what object does Evvie prop open the door connecting the main part of the house with Dean's apartment?

4. Which baseball player is said to have undergone the same affliction that "had happened to Dean" (55)?

5. Evvie thinks about a photograph of herself at about age nine in which she is happily engaging in what activity with her father?

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