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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. What does Enzo refer to Maxwell and Trish as in the novel?

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

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

4. In Chapter 25, Denny takes Enzo to a ski gathering with whom?

5. Enzo claims that a selective breeding conspiracy among humans is ultimately the reason that dogs do not have what, in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the relationship between Enzo and Eve develop in Chapter 23?

4. How does Eve become injured in Chapter 17? What does Denny do?

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

6. What does Enzo spend a summer day doing in Chapter 8? What advice does Denny relate?

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

8. In what ways has Zoë evolved as a character in Chapter 22? How does she prepare for school?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style of the novel. From whose perspective is the story related? What is unique about this point of view? Is this point of view omniscient or limited? Is the story related in the past, present, or future tense? What kind of personality does the narrator exhibit?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Enzo's relationship with Zoë in the novel. How does this relationship evolve? What understanding does Enzo gain of Zoë's hopes and fears in Chapters 38 and 39? How does Zoë feel about her father's absence?

Essay Topic 3

Define, identify, and analyze symbolism and imagery in "The Art of Racing in the Rain" and particularly in Chapter 12. What is represented by Eve's nightmares in Enzo's opinion? How is dream imagery used by the author to present symbolic metaphors?

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