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

2. When did Oddball's mother die?

3. At what age does Janina start disliking children?

4. What is the name of Oddball's sister?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Janina think people feel when they first see their own horoscope?

6. When does the dentist begin working and why?

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

8. What does Oddball say about his family?

9. How does Janina's skin react to the sunlight in May and June and how does she treat her condition?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Janina has health problems. What does Janina call her health problems? How does she lose control when she has her ailments? What do the ailments symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view influences what readers know about events and characters. What is the point of view of the novel, and how does it influence what readers know about events and characters?

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