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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. In which chapter do Janie and Reeve run off together?

2. Which place does Reeve suppose Janie is kidnapped from?

3. Janie remembers a woman wearing this, with candy in the pockets.

4. In Janie's case, youthful innocence is directly proportional to what?

5. What contrasts Janie and Reeve's blossoming relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Janie believe that the Johnson's kidnap her, even after hearing the truth about the past? Explain.

2. What idea does the New York Times give Janie?

3. What is Janie's realization about her relationship with Reeve toward the end of the novel? Explain.

4. How do the Johnsons react to the news of the Springs? Explain.

5. How does the accidental mailing of Janie's letter to the Springs a type of resolution?

6. Why is Janie relieved that the Johnsons are screaming at her?

7. What suggests that Janie wants to, and plans on, spending the night with Reeve in the future?

8. Explain the contrast present between Janie's relationship with Reeve and Janie's relationship with her family.

9. How does the novel end? Explain.

10. How does Reeve perceive Janie's thoughts about the milk carton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does food act as a symbol of the status of the family unit throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Lizzy is first introduced in the novel as someone that Janie is not very fond of. By the end of the novel, Lizzy's role changes completely. What is Lizzy's role by the end of the novel? Explain the contrast in her character from the beginning versus her role in the end.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel there are many symbols of Janie's tarnished childhood. What are they and how do they lend to the theme that Janie's childhood is tainted?

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