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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of number does Janie ask Reeve about in chapter five?
(a) Child services number.
(b) An 800 number.
(c) His telephone number.
(d) Her zodiac number.

2. What does Janie need to obtain in order to attend the upcoming school trip?
(a) Social security card.
(b) A driver's license.
(c) A birth certificate.
(d) A passport.

3. What is Janie's real name?
(a) Jennie Spring.
(b) Janie Spring.
(c) Jayne Johnstone.
(d) Jennie Sherwood.

4. How old is Janie when her parents buy a camera?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) A baby.

5. Which word best describes how Janie feels regarding moving forward with her relationship with Reeve?
(a) Prepared.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Excited.
(d) Hesitant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is central to the novel, yet only appears in flashbacks?

2. Who's penknife does Janie borrow to cut out the picture on the milk carton?

3. In which country do the students travel on the upcoming school trip mentioned in the novel?

4. Which class do Janie and her mother go to in chapter three?

5. What kind of ice cream do Reeve and Janie order in chapter two of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what goes through Janie's mind as she looks at the milk carton.

2. What leads Janie to start looking in the attic in chapter seven?

3. What does Janie realize about her parents' fears in chapter nine?

4. How does Reeve's and Janie's relationship grow in chapter two?

5. Explain Janie's flashback in chapter three as well as what Janie finds particularly upsetting about the flashback.

6. Explain what happens between Janie and Mrs. Shields in chapter three.

7. Explain how the theme of Janie's parents' secrecy thickens in chapter seven.

8. Explain the focus of Janie's mind during chapter two.

9. Describe the conversation that Reeve has with Janie while at the Scenic Overlook in chapter two.

10. What is Hannah's role within the novel, other than the history the Johnsons provide?

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