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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Enzo learn that only those dogs that are deemed ready are permitted to come back as people in Chapter 18?
(a) The National Geographic Channel.
(b) The Christian Life Channel.
(c) Animal Planet.
(d) The Buddhist Channel.

2. After receiving a job offer from a driving school, Enzo and Denny head where in Chapter 26?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

3. Where was Ayrton Senna da Silva from?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Germany.

4. What refers to a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Who is Enzo's second favorite movie actor?
(a) Al Pacino.
(b) George Clooney.
(c) Steve McQueen.
(d) Paul Newman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Enzo is locked in the house for how long?

2. In Chapter 21, Enzo believes that Maxwell and Trish are preparing Zoë for what?

3. Eve tells Enzo that she feels as though something is what, in Chapter 12?

4. Enzo comes to the realization that Denny had been preparing to race all along when he was on a very strict diet including no alcohol, no sugar, and no what?

5. The doctor has given Eve how long to live in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Enzo remark about reincarnation in Chapter 18? Where did he learn this information?

2. How does the title of the book arise in Chapter 8? How does Enzo internalize Denny's comment?

3. What do Enzo's thoughts and actions while he is left alone reveal about his character in Chapter 11?

4. What is discussed regarding reincarnation in the early chapters of the book? What is foreshadowed in the early chapters regarding this theme?

5. What does Denny propose to Eve in Chapter 16? What is Eve's response?

6. How has the relationship between Enzo and Eve evolved in Chapter 12? What do Eve's fears reveal about her character?

7. How does Enzo eat and use the restroom in Chapter 11? How long is he left alone?

8. What events take place surrounding Denny and Eve in Chapter 9? How does Enzo describe Eve's condition?

9. In what way is the novel structured in terms of the passage of time? What impact does this particular style have on the reader?

10. What is Denny's racing career like in Chapter 16? How does this relate to Eve's illness?

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