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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. Dean's favorite sound in baseball had always been the sound of the ball hitting what object?
2. Evvie agrees to go with Dean to pick up his pinball machine on the condition that he take what action once they get there?
3. What is Monica's last name?
4. How long after Evvie follows Dean to a particular location in the middle of the night does she find a therapist for him?
5. Evvie thinks about a photograph of herself at about age nine in which she is happily engaging in what activity with her father?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the motif of dreams arise again within Winter: Chapter 15?
2. From what angle does Evvie claim not to have seen "Calcasset in "forever" (119) as she and Dean drive toward Boston?
3. For what reason does Evvie refrain from telling Andy about recent developments with Dean?
4. Who is Monica?
5. Characterize the relationship between Evvie and her father Frank.
6. How does Holmes use the motif of sound in order to demonstrate Dean's love for the game of baseball?
7. What is the symbolism inherent in the scar on Evvie's foot?
8. For what length of time has Tim been gone by the time Evvie first meets with Dr. Talco?
9. Describe an instance when the use of a third person omniscient narrator helps Holmes demonstrate duplicity.
10. What piece of jewelry does Evvie remove before she heads out of town with Dean and why is this moment significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Explicate the theme of trust within Evvie Drake Starts Over. What is Holmes’s message regarding trust and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Evvie’s character throughout the novel Evvie Drake Starts Over. Discuss whether Evvie is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
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