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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. In what month is the magazine article about Dean's failures published?

2. What hairstyling step does Evvie forego before her trip with Dean for fear of looking like she is "trying too hard" (191)?

3. For how many months has Evvie kept the secret about leaving Tim by the time Andy finds out the truth?

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

5. Evvie recalls that just a few days after she had packed the car to leave Tim, he had referred to her career as a transcriber with what other term?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Holmes use the motif of sound to demonstrate Dean's grief at finding that he has lost the ability to pitch?

3. Discuss an instance in the text when Holmes uses humor in order to clearly illustrate a particular character's fear of change.

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

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

6. For what length of time has Tim been gone by the time Evvie first meets with Dr. Talco?

7. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Evvie experiences conflicting emotions when Dean tells her that he had wanted to kiss her several times during their day trip to Boston.

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

9. What piece of jewelry does Evvie remove before she heads out of town with Dean and why is this moment significant?

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

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 Holmes's messages about parenthood within the novel Evvie Drake Starts Over.

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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