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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 is Enzo injured in Chapter 46?

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

3. What do Maxwell, Trish, and Eve's brothers all insist that Denny do in Chapter 36?

4. What does Denny do in order to pay his debt to Mark Fein in Chapter 44?

5. In Chapter 49, Denny goes to whose place to sign the custody papers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze and discuss the themes of death and grief in the novel. How do Eve's husband and daughter deal with her demise? How does Enzo deal with the death of Eve? How does he relate this death to his own impending demise?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the custody proceedings set in place by Maxwell and Trish in the novel. On what basis are they suing for custody of Zoë? Also, discuss the metaphor of Enzo's in Chapter 30. How does Enzo relate auto racing to the court battle over Zoë?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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