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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 did Oddball's father do for a living?

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

3. What celestial body does Janina say represents the police?

4. What is the name of the man that Janina saw in the forest?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Good News?

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

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

5. Why does the writer wear an orthopedic collar?

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

7. What does Oddball say about his family?

8. Why is the dentist not legal?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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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