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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. How old is Enzo in Chapter 37?

2. When was the Ferrari company established?

3. In Chapter 51, Enzo finds what to be a huge embarrassment?

4. In Chapter 53, Enzo says that Denny's mother is what?

5. In Chapter 44, Denny's lawyer tries to convince Denny that dropping his custody claim would make what go away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is foreshadowed by the change in narrative voice in Chapter 54? What is revealed by the narrator?

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

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

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

7. Where do Denny and Enzo begin walking in Chapter 36? How does Enzo describe the walk?

8. How old is Enzo in Chapter 50? Who comes to speak with Denny about a job?

9. What does Enzo learn of Zoë's emotions and desires in Chapter 39?

10. How old is Enzo in Chapter 37? In what ways are his age starting to be felt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Eve's relatives and Annika in the novel. How does Annika relate to Eve? What elements of foreshadowing are illustrated in Annika's character in Chapters 24 and 25? In what ways does the tension increase in these chapters? How does the author employ irony?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the theme of circular progress in the narrative. How is this theme exhibited through Enzo's revelations of the forest? How is this theme illustrated in the novel's plot structure? How does Enzo view the paradox of life and death?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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