American Dream - Review

In Winter Dreams, what was young Dexter's job in the golf course?

• Golf instructor
• Clubhouse manager
• Caddy
• Professional golfer

TRUE or FALSE

Dexter's family owns the 2nd most successful grocery store in Black Bear, Minnesota.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What caused Dexter to resign in his job as caddy?

• Dexter abhors the fact that Judy will not see him as an equal.

• Dexter had a conflict with another caddy.
• Dexter was offered a better job opportunity.
• Dexter wanted to pursue a career in golf.

What is ironic about Dexter’s pursuit of Judy Jones?

• He never truly loves her, yet he wants to marry her

• He works hard to be wealthy, but she only values fleeting romance

• Judy is more interested in Dexter than he is in her

• Dexter is poor, but Judy respects him for it

What realization does Dexter come to at the end of the story?

• Money cannot buy love or happiness

• He still has a chance to win Judy’s love

• Judy Junes is the love of his life

• His hard work has finally paid off in the way he hoped

In The Egg, what is the narrator’s main reflection on his childhood?

• He remembers it as a happy and carefree time.

• He remembers as a sad because of all the misfortunes they faced.

• He feels indifferent for his parents’ misfortunes.

• He believes his family was destined for greatness.

Why does the narrator’s father leave his job at the farm?

• He wants to become a businessman and improve his family’s status.

• He gets fired for mistreating animals.

• He moves to inherit land from a relative.

• He is forced to leave due to a drought.

How does the narrator’s father try to entertain Joe Kane at the restaurant?

• He tells him a long story about his childhood.

• He performs a trick with an egg.

• He sings a song about farm life.

• He challenges Joe to a game of cards.

What is the outcome of the father’s attempt to impress Joe Kane?

• Joe Kane applauds and praises him.

• The father finally feels successful.

• The trick fails, leaving the father embarrassed.

• The family’s restaurant gains popularity.

What does the egg symbolize in the story?

• The fragility of human ambition and dreams

• The endless cycle of poverty

• The potential for new beginnings

• The love between the narrator and his father