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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 believes that Eve is too good for Denny in Chapter 15?

2. In Chapter 5, Enzo claims that dogs are much more intelligent than what?

3. In Chapter 9, Denny is scouted by a prestigious racing team after participating in what?

4. What does Enzo refer to crows as in Chapter 13?

5. What refers to an injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Enzo's thoughts and actions while he is left alone reveal about his character in Chapter 11?

2. What events take place surrounding Denny and Eve in Chapter 9? How does Enzo describe Eve's condition?

3. How does Eve become injured in Chapter 17? What does Denny do?

4. In what way is the novel structured in terms of the passage of time? What impact does this particular style have on the reader?

5. How is humor used as a stylistic element in the novel? What purpose does it serve in terms of the novel's themes?

6. What does Denny propose to Eve in Chapter 16? What is Eve's response?

7. Why do Zoë and Enzo go to Trish and Maxwell's house in Chapter 15? How does Enzo describe Trish and Maxwell?

8. How does Enzo change his attitude about Eve in Chapter 8? What does Eve represent to Enzo in this chapter?

9. How does the title of the book arise in Chapter 8? How does Enzo internalize Denny's comment?

10. How does Enzo's relationship with Eve develop in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the theme of instinctual nature in the novel. When in the narrative has Enzo shown his animal instincts? Why? How are Enzo's instincts in play following Eve's death? How does Eve's death impact Denny, Zoë, and Enzo?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Eve in the novel. How does Enzo feel about Eve when they first meet? How does Eve feel about Enzo? How does this relationship evolve in the course of the reading? What are Eve's feelings regarding her parents? How is her relationship with Denny described?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Maxwell and Trish in the novel. How do Eve's parents feel about Denny? What relationship do they share with their daughter? In what ways does Eve stand up to her parents? How does Enzo feel about Eve's parents?

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