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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. Which character brought Evvie home the night of Tim's death?

2. With what gesture had Evvie and Andy always ended their weekly breakfasts before Andy began dating Monica seriously?

3. Who promises Rose that "It'll still be Christmas when [she] gets back" (99) from Florida?

4. How old had Evvie just turned when she first asked her father whether it was her fault that her mother had left them?

5. Dean discusses with Evvie a time when a doctor had joked about the horrendous conditions of which part of his body shown in an MRI?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism inherent in the scar on Evvie's foot?

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

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

4. Who is Monica?

5. For what length of time has Tim been gone by the time Evvie first meets with Dr. Talco?

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

7. For what reason does Dean decide to travel to Boston and back in one day?

8. Characterize the relationship between Evvie and her father Frank.

9. How does Dean come to pitch an inning at the exhibition game between the Claws and the team from Freeport?

10. What is ironic about Evvie's first visit to the office of Dr. Jane Talco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of hope treated within Evvie Drake Starts Over and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

What is the function of Andy’s character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Holmes in depicting Andy and include in your discussion the reasons that Holmes utilizes him in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Holmes send about domestic violence in Evvie Drake Starts Over and what scenarios are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

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