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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. Evvie tells Dean in Winter: Chapter 16 that she had been named after what?
(a) A horse.
(b) A town.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A lake.

2. Which one of Evvie's family members had once made a nasty comment about hair, causing her to enter a period of "battle" (191) with her natural appearance?
(a) Her paternal grandfather.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her paternal grandmother.
(d) Her uncle.

3. Evvie recalls that just a few days after she had packed the car to leave Tim, he had referred to her career as a transcriber with what other term?
(a) Scribbler.
(b) Typist.
(c) Student.
(d) Housewife.

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

5. Evvie proposes at the end of Spring: Chapter 21 that Dean pitch how many innings in the Claws' exhibition game?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Monica's last name?

2. Evvie tells Dean in Winter: Chapter 16 that as long as she does not accept the life insurance money from Tim's death, she can feel like she had taken what action?

3. When Dr. Talco asks Evvie how long it had been since her husband had died, what is Evvie's answer?

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

5. What does a yellow object stand for in Evvie's unique texting language?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Evvie had always felt about blushing prior to meeting Dean.

2. What two recent developments with Dean does Evvie briefly consider sharing with Andy on the day Monica and Evvie first meet?

3. With what information does Andy confront Evvie in Winter: Chapter 18 when he arrives unannounced at her house after ten at night?

4. How does Holmes use the motif of sound in order to demonstrate Dean's love for the game of baseball?

5. In what way does the motif of dreams arise again within Winter: Chapter 15?

6. On what possible next step do Evvie and Dean agree once Evvie shares that she is not ready to date anyone?

7. Discuss an instance in the text when Holmes uses humor in order to clearly illustrate a particular character's fear of change.

8. How does Holmes use the motif of sound to demonstrate Dean's grief at finding that he has lost the ability to pitch?

9. What does the blue suitcase in the narrative symbolize?

10. What piece of jewelry does Evvie remove before she heads out of town with Dean and why is this moment significant?

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