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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. "The Rockford Files" aired on television during what years?

2. Enzo realizes that he and Eve are very much alike in their distrust of whom, in Chapter 37?

3. Denny's father gives Denny what in Chapter 53?

4. According to Enzo in Chapter 30, Denny thinks how many moves ahead of his rivals?

5. In Chapter 29, Denny and Enzo go to Maxwell and Trish's house the day Eve dies and Enzo tries playing fetch with whom, to no avail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Enzo encounter when he is returned to Denny in Chapter 35? What do they do together?

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

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

4. What can be seen about the motivations of Maxwell, Trish and Denny in Chapters 32 and 33?

5. What happens when Denny goes to sign the custody papers in Chapter 48? What does Enzo do and why?

6. How are Denny's parents introduced in Chapter 52? How do they compare with Trish and Maxwell?

7. What does Denny's lawyer try to convince him to do in Chapter 43? How is the case against Denny building?

8. How and why does Denny's legal team change in Chapter 45? What are the plans moving forward?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze Enzo as the protagonist of the novel. How is Enzo's nature revealed in Chapters 10 and 11? How does Enzo reflect complexity and multi-dimensionality as a character? What heroic qualities does he exhibit? How does Enzo's character evolve in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze and discuss the actions of Enzo in Chapters 46 and 47. Why does Enzo run into traffic? What does he philosophize about as he faces death? Why does Enzo relate Ayrton Senna's story as he approaches the hospital and potentially, his demise? How did Senna die?

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