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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 was Janina's second career?

2. Where does the dentist move his equipment in May?

3. What song does Boros play on Janina's laptop in Chapter 11?

4. When Janina is driving home in Chapter 9, how many white foxes does she see?

5. How does Boros describe himself and religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have been Janina's careers?

2. When does the dentist begin working and why?

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

4. What does Janina teach in the village?

5. Why does the writer wear an orthopedic collar?

6. What request does Oddball have for Janina in Chapter 12?

7. Why is the dentist not legal?

8. What does Oddball say about his family?

9. Who is Good News?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Where is the title of the book derived from, and what does it symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Janina and Oddball are neighbors. What is their relationship at the beginning of the novel? How does their relationship change over the course of the book?

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