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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. Who is Zoë sent to stay with while her mother is in surgery in Chapter 19?

2. What does Eve do when the nurse who is hired to care for her puts Enzo in the garage one night?

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

4. In Chapter 8, Denny once again reminds Enzo that a race car driver has to make friends with what?

5. The Sebring International Raceway is located in what state?

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

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

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

5. Why do Zoë and Enzo go to Trish and Maxwell's house in Chapter 15? How does Enzo describe Trish and Maxwell?

6. What characters are introduced in Chapter 1? Who is the narrator and protagonist of the novel?

7. What obstacles does Denny face against Trish and Maxwell in Chapter 23? What are their motives?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the actions and objectives of Maxwell and Trish. What do Eve's parents hope to attain through the trial and why? Also describe the changes in Denny's legal team in Chapters 44 and 45. How does Mr. Lawrence's approach to Denny's trial differ from Mark Fein's?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the theme of instinctual nature in the novel. When in the narrative has Enzo shown his animal instincts? Why? How are Enzo's instincts in play following Eve's death? How does Eve's death impact Denny, Zoë, and Enzo?

Essay Topic 3

Define, identify and discuss obstacle and conflict in narrative literature and "The Art of Racing in the Rain". What obstacles does Denny face in his court trial against Trish and Maxwell? What internal conflicts does Enzo face in the narrative? What internal conflicts does Denny face?

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