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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. On what occasion had Evvie received the dishes she uses to host Thanksgiving?
2. In what decade was the term used to describe Dean's affliction coined, according to the narrator?
3. The issue of Sports Illustrated at which Evvie glances in Fall: Chapter 1 is addressed to which character?
4. To what object does Evvie compare time when she discusses 22- and 23-year-olds in Chapter 11?
5. 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)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss an instance when Tim's actions resulted in trauma to Evvie.
2. What event is revealed at the end of the prologue to have brought a halt to Evvie's plans?
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. Name and discuss a second coping mechanism Evvie used to combat the feelings inspired by her unhappy marriage, according to the narrator.
5. In what way does the theme of isolation appear within Fall: Chapter 1 of Evvie Drake Starts Over?
6. What is the history of the friendship between Dean and Andy?
7. Which comment of Frank's makes Evvie furious during Thanksgiving dinner and why?
8. When Dean expresses his appreciation to Evvie at the end of Fall: Chapter 5, what two specific elements does he name?
9. Name and discuss one coping mechanism Evvie used to make it through her days during her marriage to Tim.
10. How did Dean end up attending Cornell, according to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what way is the theme of celebrity portrayed in Evvie Drake Starts Over? Examine Holmes's treatment of and messages regarding fame and celebrity throughout the work.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Determine Holmes’s message within the novel Evvie Drake Starts Over regarding the negative effects of isolation.
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