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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. Evvie thinks about a photograph of herself at about age nine in which she is happily engaging in what activity with her father?

2. What pieces of jewelry does Evvie remove just before she joins Dean for the couple's first sexual encounter?

3. Monica has a career in what field?

4. Who goes along to breakfast with Evvie and Andy the first time they enact their tradition in quite a while?

5. To what state had Evvie's mother Eileen moved once she abruptly left her husband and child in Maine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe an instance when the use of a third person omniscient narrator helps Holmes demonstrate duplicity.

2. From what angle does Evvie claim not to have seen "Calcasset in "forever" (119) as she and Dean drive toward Boston?

3. Describe how Evvie had always felt about blushing prior to meeting Dean.

4. What two recent developments with Dean does Evvie briefly consider sharing with Andy on the day Monica and Evvie first meet?

5. What story does Evvie tell Dean that causes Dean's mouth to fall open in Spring: Chapter 28?

6. In what way does the motif of dreams arise again within Winter: Chapter 15?

7. Describe how the blush Evvie experiences during her baseball lesson differs from the other times she has blushed before.

8. How does Dean come to pitch an inning at the exhibition game between the Claws and the team from Freeport?

9. What is the symbolism inherent in the scar on Evvie's foot?

10. For what reason does Dean decide to travel to Boston and back in one day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Evvie Drake Starts Over and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Evvie Drake Starts Over and one of the novel's main messages. How does Holmes make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Choose an object from Evvie Drake Starts Over, such as the black and pink baseball glove, the scar on Evvie’s foot, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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