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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 is Reeve doing in chapter four, when Janie abandons her snack?

2. In which chapter does Janie have her most vivid memory?

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

4. What is missing from Janie house, which makes Janie more skeptical?

5. To where does Hannah eventually move?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain Janie's stint, in an attempt to make Reeve jealous at the Honors breakfast.

4. Describe Janie's appearance and how it relates to the title of the book.

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

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

7. What happens in Janie's 'daymare' in chapter four?

8. What is Hannah's story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, there is a great contrast between Reeve's family and Janie's family. Explain the contrast in both families, and state the irony present within the context of the novel, as related to the two families. Use in text citations to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the lack in progression in Janie's relationship with Reeve mirror Janie's progression in discovering the truth of her past?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the author of the novel leaves the book open-ended? Do you expect a sequel? Why or why not?

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