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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Janie's birth certificate, according to Janie's mother?
(a) The bank.
(b) A safe in the basement.
(c) In the attic.
(d) At the hospital.

2. In chapter eight, what is used as a symbol of the family relationship between the Johnsons?
(a) Janie's mother's new attitude.
(b) The home.
(c) Dinner.
(d) The trunk.

3. What word best describes Janie's relationship with her thoughts about the milk carton?
(a) Pensive.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Obsessed.

4. In which chapter does Janie attempt to dial the 800 number on the milk carton?
(a) Chapter seven.
(b) Chapter three.
(c) Chapter six.
(d) Chapter five.

5. What does Janie think of in chapter three, while at class with her mother?
(a) Retrieving candy.
(b) A woman pushing her on a swing.
(c) Braiding her hair.
(d) Tiny white shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sport does Janie's father play?

2. What is Janie eating for lunch in chapter one?

3. How old is Hannah when she joins the group, as stated in chapter nine?

4. To where does Hannah eventually move?

5. How old is Janie Johnson at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Jason tell at lunch and how does it relate to Janie's situation?

2. Explain the focus of Janie's mind during chapter two.

3. Describe the 'daymare' that Janie has while getting ice cream with Reeve in chapter two.

4. How does Reeve's and Janie's relationship grow in chapter two?

5. How does going to the football game with Reeve and Sarah-Charlotte make Janie feel? Explain.

6. Why does Janie want to change her name, and what does she want to change it to?

7. Explain the situation when Janie returns home after hearing about Jason's birth certificate.

8. What is Hannah's story?

9. What leads Janie to start looking in the attic in chapter seven?

10. Explain Janie's realization and thought process as she enters her home in chapter three and sees no baby picture.

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