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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. On the day of the Slippery Slabs, who becomes injured?

2. Who is Enzo's second favorite movie actor?

3. Maxwell and Trish try to talk Denny into transferring Zoë to a school that is where in Chapter 24?

4. Why is Enzo hurt and surprised in Chapter 14?

5. What refers to a division into two parts or classifications, especially when they are sharply distinguished or opposed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Maxwell and Trish ask of Denny in Chapter 23? What is Denny's response?

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

5. How is Enzo introduced in Chapter 1? What is Enzo's greatest concern in this chapter? What does Enzo want to hold onto?

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

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

8. What do Denny and Enzo do together in Chapter 20? How does Enzo feel about their relationship?

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

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 analyze the character of Eve in the novel. How does Enzo feel about Eve when they first meet? How does Eve feel about Enzo? How does this relationship evolve in the course of the reading? What are Eve's feelings regarding her parents? How is her relationship with Denny described?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the events in Chapters 22 and 23 and their significance to the plot of the narrative. How is foreshadowing used in this section of the narrative? What is foreshadowed by Maxwell and Trish taking Eve and Zoë into their home? How does Denny feel about the situation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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