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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. For what length of time do Evvie and Dean drive before they reach the Stafford Hotel?
2. Evvie thinks about a photograph of herself at about age nine in which she is happily engaging in what activity with her father?
3. Andy tells Evvie during the breakfast in Spring: Chapter 20 not to try to take what action in regards to Dean?
4. Evvie tells Dean in Winter: Chapter 16 that as long as she does not accept the life insurance money from Tim's death, she can feel like she had taken what action?
5. What pieces of jewelry does Evvie remove just before she joins Dean for the couple's first sexual encounter?
Short Essay Questions
1. With what information does Andy confront Evvie in Winter: Chapter 18 when he arrives unannounced at her house after ten at night?
2. For what length of time has Tim been gone by the time Evvie first meets with Dr. Talco?
3. How does Holmes use the motif of sound to demonstrate Dean's grief at finding that he has lost the ability to pitch?
4. Describe how Evvie had always felt about blushing prior to meeting Dean.
5. On what possible next step do Evvie and Dean agree once Evvie shares that she is not ready to date anyone?
6. What two recent developments with Dean does Evvie briefly consider sharing with Andy on the day Monica and Evvie first meet?
7. Characterize the relationship between Evvie and her father Frank.
8. For what reason does Dean decide to travel to Boston and back in one day?
9. What is the symbolism inherent in the scar on Evvie's foot?
10. What does the blue suitcase in the narrative symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Holmes’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Evvie Drake Starts Over.
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
What ultimate message is Holmes sending in the novel about the nature and value of having compassion for oneself?
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