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

3. When Janina's ailments first erupted, how long was it before she could walk?

4. What is the name of the village grocery?

5. In Chapter 9, what does the dentist give a patient before pulling out a tooth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janina teach in the village?

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

3. Who dies in Chapter 13, and what are the circumstances of his death?

4. Who is Good News?

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

6. Why is the dentist not legal?

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

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

9. What does Boros find in the area where Innerd's body was found and what does it indicate?

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

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

Boros Sznajder is an entomologist. What does an entomologist study? What is Boros’s purpose as an entomologist? Why might people consider some endangered species more important than others?

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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