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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Evvie place into the glove compartment at the start of the prologue entitled First?
(a) A pair of sunglasses.
(b) A walkie-talkie.
(c) A map of Hawaii.
(d) An envelope full of cash.

2. In what grade was Evvie on the occasion on a March day when she was given a ride in a Lexus during a rainstorm?
(a) Eleventh.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Ninth.

3. Evvie recalls incurring a bruise on which part of her body when "she'd once slipped" on the "slick staircase"(10)?
(a) Her cheek.
(b) Her collarbone.
(c) Her hip.
(d) Her ankle.

4. Evvie reflects upon the way that every time she says something, Dean treats her words as if they end with what punctuation mark?
(a) A question mark.
(b) A colon.
(c) An ellipsis.
(d) A semicolon.

5. Evvie reveals that she took what action in high school in order to ensure that Tim would be valedictorian?
(a) She failed her science final on purpose.
(b) She helped him cheat on his math exam.
(c) She failed her math final on purpose.
(d) She tampered with the ballots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Evvie repeat to herself a number of times at the end of Fall: Chapter 1?

2. Evvie knows to ask the woman at the door for a business card because which character had done the same for her after Tim's accident?

3. In Fall: Chapter 2, it is revealed that Andy has been divorced for how many years?

4. How many daughters does Andy have with his ex-wife Lori?

5. Evvie takes extreme exception to her father's sentiment during the Thanksgiving blessing that he is prouder of her for what feat than he is of any one of her other accomplishments?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Evvie's set of dishes with the yellow flowers on them symbolize?

2. Name and discuss a second coping mechanism Evvie used to combat the feelings inspired by her unhappy marriage, according to the narrator.

3. Discuss an instance when Tim's actions resulted in trauma to Evvie.

4. In what way does the theme of isolation appear within Fall: Chapter 1 of Evvie Drake Starts Over?

5. What event is revealed at the end of the prologue to have brought a halt to Evvie's plans?

6. What major secret is Evvie keeping from her best friend Andy?

7. Describe Dean's reaction to Evvie's story about the reporter who came by asking about Dean.

8. What is the history of the friendship between Dean and Andy?

9. What agreement do Evvie and Dean make at the end of Fall: Chapter 4?

10. What is the "one thing" (54) Dean claims to have done seriously ever since the age of ten?

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