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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. Enzo comes to the realization that Denny had been preparing to race all along when he was on a very strict diet including no alcohol, no sugar, and no what?

2. Who takes over the household and caring for Zoë after Eve falls ill in Chapter 12?

3. What are the names of Eve's parents in the novel?

4. When was Ayrton Senna da Silva born?

5. Who is Enzo's second favorite movie actor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eve's character evolve in Chapter 26? What has she learned in the narrative?

2. How does the relationship between Enzo and Eve develop in Chapter 23?

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

4. What is significant about Enzo's observations of the forest in Chapter 17? How do these observations relate to the novel's themes?

5. What do Denny and Enzo do together in Chapter 20? How does Enzo feel about their relationship?

6. Why is Enzo sent to Mike and Tony's in Chapter 19? What happens with Enzo's toy there?

7. How does Eve's character evolve in the narrative in Chapter 9? Why?

8. How has the relationship between Enzo and Eve evolved in Chapter 12? What do Eve's fears reveal about her character?

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

10. What do Maxwell and Trish ask of Denny in Chapter 23? What is Denny's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the events in Chapters 22 and 23 and their significance to the plot of the narrative. How is foreshadowing used in this section of the narrative? What is foreshadowed by Maxwell and Trish taking Eve and Zoë into their home? How does Denny feel about the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of the novel. From whose perspective is the story related? What is unique about this point of view? Is this point of view omniscient or limited? Is the story related in the past, present, or future tense? What kind of personality does the narrator exhibit?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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