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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. When did Ferrari move into production of street-legal vehicles?

2. In Chapter 32, Denny takes Enzo to his work where?

3. When was the Ferrari company established?

4. Zoë talks to Enzo about escaping where to find her father in Chapter 38?

5. With whom does Enzo stay while Denny is gone in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Enzo's health problems progress in Chapter 51? How does he feel about his situation?

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

5. How does Enzo relate to Denny's time in jail in Chapter 34?

6. What redeeming change do Denny's parents undergo in Chapter 53?

7. What does Denny tell Zoë when he is banned from seeing her in Chapter 38? In what ways do they communicate during this time?

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

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

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 analyze the characters of Maxwell and Trish in the novel. How do Eve's parents feel about Denny? What relationship do they share with their daughter? In what ways does Eve stand up to her parents? How does Enzo feel about Eve's parents?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Denny Swift in the novel. How old is Denny when he first gets Enzo? What are Denny's passions? Also, discuss the motif of auto racing in the novel. How does Denny, and by default, Enzo, use auto racing as a metaphor for life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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