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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. What type of animal does Janina say in Chapter 7 she found with a bullet in its skull?

2. When is Janina feeling completely well in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of a doctor Janina considers seeing about her frequent tears?

4. What does Janina throw to her Little Girls in Chapter 5?

5. What is Dizzy's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, who comes to Janina's house, and what do they want?

3. Where do Oddball and Janina have to go to call the police in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Janina think she might do next winter?

5. How does Janina remember trying to care for Big Foot's dog?

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

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

8. What does Janina feel about names?

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

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

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, Boros, and Oddball discuss the origins of evil. What are some suggestions for the origination of evil? Do they believe that evil is caused by environmental factors or attributed to DNA? Based upon the events in the novel, is their conclusion correct?

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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