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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. Where was Good News born?

2. What age chlidren was Janina asked to teach when she moved to her house in Luftzug?

3. Where does the dentist move his equipment in May?

4. What is having an inspirational effect on Janina in Chapter 12?

5. What do Janina, Oddball, and Boros do together the evening after Janina and Boros help Oddball in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why does Oddball ask for Janina's help?

2. Why does the writer wear an orthopedic collar?

3. Who is "the President" (184)?

4. Who is Good News?

5. What does Boros find in the area where Innerd's body was found and what does it indicate?

6. What does Janina find for a costume at Good News' shop?

7. How does the writer tell Janina to write a memoir?

8. What does Janina say the police could not find last September when they were looking for a beast?

9. What request does Oddball have for Janina in Chapter 12?

10. What costume does Oddball wear to the mushroom pickers' ball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Innerd’s body is found in the forest. What does Boros determine about Innerd’s death? How does taphonomy reveal how Innerd died? What is symbolic about the findings?

Essay Topic 2

Janina meets Good News at her shop. What is the relationship between Janina and Good News? What does their relationship reveal about the two women?

Essay Topic 3

Janina does not agree with Father Rustle’s views. What do they disagree on? How does their disagreement relate to the theme of hunting and protection of animals?

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