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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. What kinds of visuals are featured on the pinball machine Dean decides to purchase?

2. In Winter: Chapter 19, Dean is not a part of spring training for the first time in how many years?

3. Which character brought Evvie home the night of Tim's death?

4. What adjective does Dean use to modify the word 'soulmate' when he refers to Andy as Evvie's "soulmate" (137)?

5. How many hours' drive each way is the trip to pick up Dean's new pinball machine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Evvie inwardly react to Andy's suggestion that if she wanted to, she could also start dating again someday?

4. Characterize the relationship between Evvie and her father Frank.

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

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

7. For what reason does Evvie refrain from telling Andy about recent developments with Dean?

8. 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.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Evvie Drake Starts Over and what is Holmes’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Holmes's inclusion of money and class differences within the narrative. Analyze aspects of the narrative such as Tim's perceived superiority over Evvie throughout the entirety of their relationship.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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