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

2. What refers to a division into two parts or classifications, especially when they are sharply distinguished or opposed?
(a) Dichotomy.
(b) Similarity.
(c) Morbidity.
(d) Ambiguity.

3. Without Eve, Denny and Zoë's lives become extremely what, in Chapter 20?
(a) Scattered.
(b) Regimented.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Slow.

4. In Chapter 8, Denny once again reminds Enzo that a race car driver has to make friends with what?
(a) The rain.
(b) The gears.
(c) The road.
(d) The wheel.

5. What are the names of Eve's parents in the novel?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Anderson.
(b) Maxwell and Trish.
(c) Mike and Luca.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Swift.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, Enzo tells the story of the Slippery Slabs at what location?

2. How far is Denny's drive to Seattle in Chapter 25?

3. Where does Denny live in the novel?

4. Why does Zoë refuse to eat her chicken nuggets in Chapter 14?

5. What has been the most popular breed of dog by registered ownership in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States since 1991?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Enzo sent to Mike and Tony's in Chapter 19? What happens with Enzo's toy there?

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

3. What is significant about Enzo's observations of the forest in Chapter 17? How do these observations relate to the novel's themes?

4. How does Eve's character evolve in the narrative in Chapter 9? Why?

5. What are Enzo's views on television? What channels does he particularly enjoy and why?

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

7. How does Enzo's relationship with Eve develop in Chapter 7?

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

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

10. How does Eve's character evolve in Chapter 26? What has she learned in the narrative?

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