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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. The baseball glove that Dean gives to Evvie in Spring: Chapter 21 is black and what other color?

2. How many people are said to be in attendance at the exhibition game as Dean throws his first pitch?

3. To what city do Evvie and Dean travel in order to pick up Dean's new pinball machine?

4. Dean tells Evvie that during her first baseball lesson, she is going to concentrate solely on what skill?

5. What do Evvie and Dean agree will be Evvie's "go sign" (127) if she changes her mind about wanting to date?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Holmes use the motif of sound in order to demonstrate Dean's love for the game of baseball?

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

9. 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.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of trust within Evvie Drake Starts Over. What is Holmes’s message regarding trust and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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