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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was hit in the abdomen with a golf ball?

2. When the corners of Judy's mouth turned down, it was less a smile than an invitation to what?

3. What reason does the main character give for quitting?

4. What does Dexter have that he thinks makes him better than the men he imagines Judy to have been with?

5. What drowns out the music Dexter is hearing while on the raft?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dexter think of the men he imagines Judy with in Part 3?

2. How does seeing Judy at the dance in Part 4 make Dexter feel?

3. How does Dexter feel about Judy's parents not being able to join then for dinner in Part 3?

4. Why does Dexter not care about what the people of the town think of his actions in Part 5?

5. Describe Irene Scheerer.

6. Why does Devlin say Judy will not get a divorce?

7. What does Dexter tell Judy about his career after dinner in Part 3?

8. At dinner in Part 3, what do Dexter and Judy discuss about Dexter's life?

9. How does Devlin describe Judy's marriage?

10. What are Dexter's feelings toward Judy at the end of Part 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After returning from college, Dexter becomes a successful businessman and a popular figure in town.

1. Why is Dexter so popular in town?

2. Why is his Laundry chain so successful?

3. How does Dexter distance himself from his life as a caddy?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Similes are an important part of literature. They compare two otherwise dissimilar objects in order to add description to a thing or situation. What is meant by the following similes from Winter Dreams?

1. "When he crossed the hills the wind blew cold as misery."

2. "The long Minnesota winter shut down like the white lid of a box."

3. "His heart turned over like the fly-wheel of the boat."

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