The Art of Racing in the Rain Test | Final Test - Medium

Garth Stein
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The Art of Racing in the Rain Test | Final Test - Medium

Garth Stein
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Chapter 51, Enzo finds what to be a huge embarrassment?
(a) Weak hips.
(b) Hiccups.
(c) Memory loss.
(d) Incontinence.

2. In Chapter 29, Denny and Enzo go to Maxwell and Trish's house the day Eve dies and Enzo tries playing fetch with whom, to no avail?
(a) Zoë.
(b) Denny.
(c) Trish.
(d) Annika.

3. Denny explains to whom the consequences of her filing charges and how he may lose his daughter altogether in Chapter 51?
(a) Eve.
(b) Annika.
(c) Trish.
(d) Zoë.

4. Who was the star of the television show "Columbo"?
(a) Erik Estrada.
(b) Peter Falk.
(c) James Dean.
(d) James Garner.

5. In Chapter 32, Denny takes Enzo to his work where?
(a) The bank.
(b) The stock exchange.
(c) The auto service center.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 38, Maxwell and Trish are granted what?

2. What do Maxwell, Trish, and Eve's brothers all insist that Denny do in Chapter 36?

3. In Chapter 54, the narrator says that above all, it is most important that a driver do what?

4. In Chapter 49, Denny signs custody papers giving full charge of Zoë to whom?

5. In Chapter 55, Denny tells Mike Fein that he and his parents had been what for many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Enzo relate to Denny's time in jail in Chapter 34?

2. Describe the actions and emotional state of Denny in Chapter 35. Are Denny's actions redeemable?

3. What does Denny's lawyer try to convince him to do in Chapter 43? How is the case against Denny building?

4. What is the purpose of Enzo's story of Ayrton Senna in Chapter 47?

5. What does Enzo encounter when he is returned to Denny in Chapter 35? What do they do together?

6. How are Maxwell and Trish established as the antagonists of the novel in Chapter 44?

7. What is the meaning of Enzo's metaphor to race car driving in Chapter 30?

8. What does Denny discover about Zoë in Chapter 42? What leads to this discovery?

9. What can be seen about the motivations of Maxwell, Trish and Denny in Chapters 32 and 33?

10. In what ways does the plot progress in Chapter 29? What actions and motivations are revealed in this chapter?

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