3. Which idiom-laden phrase does Evvie use to describe what had happened the one time Andy and Evvie had "earnestly tried to look meaningfully at each other" (17)?

4. What color is the suitcase that Evvie retrieves from the hall closet, packs, and puts into her car at the start of the prologue?

5. Once Evvie uses a particular object to prop open the door between the main house and Dean's apartment, they begin to only close the door on which occasions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What object does Evvie place on the mantel just before she opens the door to meet Dean and what is the object's significance?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does Holmes send about domestic violence in Evvie Drake Starts Over and what scenarios are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?