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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. Where is the Ferrari company based?

2. "Columbo" aired regularly on television during what years?

3. What is the site of a well-known motor sports complex in Germany famous for its long, windy Northern Loop?

4. What does Enzo do with the custody papers in Chapter 49?

5. What is the name of the cemetery that Enzo and Denny go to in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the character of Mrs. Swift further developed through Denny's discussion in Chapter 55?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Enzo's car accident foreshadow in Chapter 46?

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 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

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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