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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. What does Janie ask Reeve about in chapter four?

2. To where does Hannah eventually move?

3. Whom does Janie help study in chapter four?

4. What kind of ice cream do Reeve and Janie order in chapter two of the novel?

5. In which chapter does Janie begin to see her childhood as loving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hannah's role within the novel, other than the history the Johnsons provide?

2. Why is Janie at cake decorating class? And what happens while she is there?

3. Explain why Janie feels that she cannot confide in her friends after her kiss with Reeve.

4. Why does Janie take a sip of Sarah-Charlotte's milk, instead of her own?

5. Does Janie want the evidence against her parents to be true? Explain.

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

7. Explain what the tarnished white dress symbolizes.

8. Explain what Janie's parents reveal to her about themselves in chapter nine.

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

10. Describe the situation of Janie's struggle with dialing the 800 number on the milk carton, as it appears in chapter five.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Janie seem to desire a relationship with her real family? Or is it just knowledge of the truth she desires? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

How is Janie's relationship with her parents depicted at the beginning of the book? Use in text citations to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Purity and innocence are seen as motifs throughout the early chapters of the novel. Explain how these things are illustrated through the text and be sure to use in text citations to support your claims.

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