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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many times does Evvie repeat the same word to herself at the end of Fall: Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.
2. What word does Evvie repeat to herself a number of times at the end of Fall: Chapter 1?
(a) Monster.
(b) Trainwreck.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) Done.
3. On what occasion had Evvie received the dishes she uses to host Thanksgiving?
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Her anniversary.
(c) Her wedding.
(d) Her
4. To which character does Evvie send a text in the prologue saying that Tim has been in a car accident?
(a) Monica.
(b) Andy.
(c) Her father.
(d) Lori.
5. Though Evvie often refers to herself as "a professional eavesdropper" (27), what is her official title?
(a) Operator.
(b) 911 dispatcher.
(c) Transcriber.
(d) Translator.
Short Answer Questions
1. Dean laments that he has "only done one thing seriously since" (54) he was what age?
2. In what decade was the term used to describe Dean's affliction coined, according to the narrator?
3. What shade of blue does Evvie paint the apartment at the back of the house Tim buys for them to live in?
4. In Fall: Chapter 7, Evvie watches Dean smash what kind of object against the fence in their yard?
5. Evvie's favorite client is a woman named "Nona Powell Brown, a professor at" (26) which university?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name and discuss one coping mechanism Evvie used to make it through her days during her marriage to Tim.
2. What does Evvie mean when she thinks about semicolons in relation to Dean's speech?
3. When Dean expresses his appreciation to Evvie at the end of Fall: Chapter 5, what two specific elements does he name?
4. What agreement do Evvie and Dean make at the end of Fall: Chapter 4?
5. How did Dean end up attending Cornell, according to him?
6. Describe Dean's reaction to Evvie's story about the reporter who came by asking about Dean.
7. What do Evvie's set of dishes with the yellow flowers on them symbolize?
8. What event is revealed at the end of the prologue to have brought a halt to Evvie's plans?
9. In what way is the motif of dreams used to depict Evvie's feelings of guilt in Fall: Chapter 1?
10. Which comment of Frank's makes Evvie furious during Thanksgiving dinner and why?
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