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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 does Janie open the locked trunk in chapter seven?
2. Which character is central to the novel, yet only appears in flashbacks?
3. What does Janie daydream her children's names are?
4. Janie finds a trunk in chapter seven, what is the trunk labeled with?
5. What is the print of the dress the girl on the milk carton is wearing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what the tarnished white dress symbolizes.
2. Describe the situation of Janie's struggle with dialing the 800 number on the milk carton, as it appears in chapter five.
3. Explain why Janie feels that she cannot confide in her friends after her kiss with Reeve.
4. Explain what happens between Janie and Mrs. Shields in chapter three.
5. Describe the 'daymare' that Janie has while getting ice cream with Reeve in chapter two.
6. Does Janie want the evidence against her parents to be true? Explain.
7. Describe the conversation that Reeve has with Janie while at the Scenic Overlook in chapter two.
8. Explain the situation when Janie returns home after hearing about Jason's birth certificate.
9. How does going to the football game with Reeve and Sarah-Charlotte make Janie feel? Explain.
10. How does Janie's parents feel about dating, how is this illustrated in chapter one?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What might the blossoming of Reeve and Janie's relationship represent throughout the novel? Is their relationship ever resolved?
Essay Topic 2
Janie's thoughts about the milk carton are constantly plaguing her mind, yet she feels as though he cannot confide in anyone. Explain how the milk carton increases the angst and loneliness that a typical teenager feels.
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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