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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. At the end of Spring: Chapter 24, Evvie and Dean makes plans to have dinner together outside of town on which day of the week?

3. What does a yellow object stand for in Evvie's unique texting language?

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

5. Andy arrives at Evvie's house unannounced in Winter: Chapter 18 on what night of the week?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. With what information does Andy confront Evvie in Winter: Chapter 18 when he arrives unannounced at her house after ten at night?

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

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

10. Who is Monica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of hope treated within Evvie Drake Starts Over and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Holmes's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Evvie Drake Starts Over.

Essay Topic 3

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

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