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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. With what object does Evvie prop open the door connecting the main part of the house with Dean's apartment?
(a) A brick.
(b) A potted plant.
(c) A bike.
(d) A shoe.

2. What event marks the first breach of the pact between Evvie and Dean?
(a) Dean tells Evvie about his appointment with the sports psychologist.
(b) Evvie tells Dean about the tree-planting ceremony.
(c) Evvie kisses Dean.
(d) Dean tells Evvie that Andy is in love with her.

3. Dean and Evvie agree that Maine is "the oldest and" most what "state in the country" (71)?
(a) Richest.
(b) Most backwards.
(c) Whitest.
(d) Coldest.

4. On what day of the week do Evvie and Andy always meet for a particular meal?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. Which character meets Evvie in the parking lot on the day of the tree-planting ceremony celebrating Tim's life?
(a) Monica.
(b) Dean.
(c) Andy.
(d) Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Evvie remarks that when Dean had first arrived, she had thought that he "listened like a" (73) what?

2. In Fall: Chapter 7, Evvie watches Dean smash what kind of object against the fence in their yard?

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

4. At what type of school does Ted, the man Evvie introduces to Dean, coach football?

5. How many times does Evvie repeat the same word to herself at the end of Fall: Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What elements does Evvie name when she tells Dean the topics that concern the citizens of Calcasset?

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

3. What is revealed to have happened the one time when best friends Andy and Evvie had tried to view one another in a romantic light?

4. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Evvie had been frightened of her husband Tim during their marriage.

5. Which comment of Frank's makes Evvie furious during Thanksgiving dinner and why?

6. How does Holmes weave together issues of class with issues of domestic abuse?

7. When Dean expresses his appreciation to Evvie at the end of Fall: Chapter 5, what two specific elements does he name?

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

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

10. In what way is the motif of dreams used to depict Evvie's feelings of guilt in Fall: Chapter 1?

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