View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the names of Eve's parents in the novel?

3. What is regarded as the most intelligent breed of dog?

4. Who is Enzo's fourth favorite movie actor?

5. Where does Enzo use the bathroom when he is locked inside in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, analyze and discuss the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Swift in the novel. What is their interaction with Denny in Chapters 52 and 53? What redeeming qualities do the Swifts exhibit? How do they differ from Trish and Maxwell?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Mike and Tony and Enzo's experiences staying with them. How does Enzo feel about these characters? How do Mike and Tony relate to Enzo and to Denny? What does Enzo learn from the incident with his favorite toy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 940 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample