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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. When do the houses at Luftzug begin to be inhabited?

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, when does spring start?

5. In Chapter 9, how many bats does Janina see as they fly around her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Borys Sznajder?

2. What does Janina teach in the village?

3. When does the dentist begin working and why?

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

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

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

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

8. What have been Janina's careers?

9. How does the writer tell Janina to write a memoir?

10. Why is the dentist not legal?

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 creates horoscopes based upon a person’s place and date of birth. What is the purpose of a horoscope? What is the importance of horoscopes for Janina, and how does she use them in her life?

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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