1. Janie makes use of the New York Times on microfilm to learn more about her abduction at the time it took place ten years earlier. Select a trial or topic currently running on Court TV and locate printed coverage of the crime or event when it originally happened. What information is developed in the original coverage in contrast to what is developed in the court proceedings or television presentation?

2. Read the sequel Whatever Happened to Janie and compare/contrast Janie Johnson in the first novel with Jennie Spring in the second novel. Which character is more likable and why?

3. Frank Johnson says in the closing pages of The Face on the Milk Carton that "not everything ends happily." How is this prediction accurate for both families in Whatever Happened to Janie? Apply this to specific individuals from each family.

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