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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 prize do Janina and Oddball win for their costumes at the mushroom pickers' ball?

2. What does the man that Janina saw in the forest want to buy from her in Chapter 10?

3. What is the name of the writer's wife?

4. What does Janina call the state forester?

5. What nationality was Oddball's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Borys Sznajder?

4. Why is the dentist not legal?

5. What does Janina find for a costume at Good News' shop?

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

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

8. What does Janina teach in the village?

9. Why does the writer wear an orthopedic collar?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is where a novel takes place. Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are Janina’s views about hunting, and how do her views influence her behavior?

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