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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. When Dr. Talco asks Evvie how long it had been since her husband had died, what is Evvie's answer?

4. Dean discusses with Evvie a time when a doctor had joked about the horrendous conditions of which part of his body shown in an MRI?

5. In Winter: Chapter 13, Andy comes to cheer Dean up after an article in what magazine has focused upon Dean's failures?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Monica?

2. What is ironic about Evvie's first visit to the office of Dr. Jane Talco?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. On what possible next step do Evvie and Dean agree once Evvie shares that she is not ready to date anyone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Andy’s character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Holmes in depicting Andy and include in your discussion the reasons that Holmes utilizes him in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What ultimate message is Holmes sending in the novel about the nature and value of having compassion for oneself?

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