63 pages • 2 hours read
Garth SteinThe Art of Racing in the Rain
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 49-EpilogueChapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 49 Summary
Denny receives another visit from Mike and Tony. They discuss the benefits of accepting visitation rights, and how Denny could forego the sex offense on his record and the burden of child support. Denny is about to sign a settlement form, but the pen he’s using catches Enzo’s attention. It’s a pen from the zoo, decorated with a zebra.
Enzo realizes that the zebra isn’t an external force: it’s an internal one, the embodiment of self-destruction. He steals the settlement contract and makes an impressive escape, then urinates on it. Denny and the others laugh and see the wisdom of rejecting the settlement.
Chapter 50 Summary
Enzo turns 10. Denny continues to pay child support and lawyer fees. On a visit to the tracks, Denny meets Luca—a powerful representative from Ferrari—and takes his F430 for a test drive. This is viewed as an audition to showcase Denny’s abilities. He wows all of the assembled with his impressive driving acumen.
Luca offers Denny a job test driving vehicles with Ferrari. He would have to move to Italy, but the prospect is extremely promising. The job will be waiting for Denny when his legal troubles are resolved.
