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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 long does the snow lie against the northern wall of the Professor's house?

2. What does Janina sleep in in Chapter 1?

3. Who helps Janina get her stove going again in Chapter 6?

4. What helps the pains in Janina's bones?

5. How far is Big Foot's house from Janina's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janina see and do when she gets home in Chapter 3?

2. What makes Dizzy go to the Pass, and what does he find?

3. Why is it difficult for Janina to wake up when Oddball comes to her door in Chapter 1?

4. What problem does Janina see at the writer's house in Chapter 6?

5. Where does a fox lead Janina in Chapter 7?

6. What do the men have Janina do when she comes to Big Foot's house in Chapter 3?

7. In Chapter 6, what information does Oddball share about Big Foot's death?

8. Why does Janina have to be careful how she cooks for Dizzy?

9. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Janina dream?

10. In Chapter 7, what does Oddball say he heard the day that the Commandant died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Boros Sznajder is an entomologist. What does an entomologist study? What is Boros’s purpose as an entomologist? Why might people consider some endangered species more important than others?

Essay Topic 2

Janina first sees Boros in the forest. How would you describe the relationship between Janina and Boros? What does their relationship reveal about their traits and goals?

Essay Topic 3

Are Janina's actions in the novel moral or immoral? Are the actions of her friends who help her escape moral or immoral?

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