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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 day of the week is Janina supposed to teach children in the village?

2. Whose was the first horoscope that Janina ever did?

3. In Chapter 11, what song does Boros start singing and Janina and Oddball join him?

4. How much money did the police spend in September to try to find a lion, tiger, or animal near Krakow?

5. What is Oddball suffering from when he comes to Janina's house in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Innerd look like when Janina first met him?

2. What does Oddball say about his family?

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

4. How did Innerd die, and where was his body found?

5. What do Janina, Boros, and Oddball do when they meet in the evening in Chapter 11?

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

7. What does Janina teach in the village?

8. Who does Janina see in the woods in Chapter 10, and what does he look like?

9. Who wins prizes for the best costumes at the mushroom picker's ball?

10. When does the dentist begin working and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does the author use chapter titles, and what is their effect on readers?

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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