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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 place does Reeve suppose Janie is kidnapped from?
(a) Shopping center.
(b) Playground.
(c) Park.
(d) Ice cream shop.

2. What explanation is the Johnson's story lacking?
(a) The lack of baby pictures.
(b) Janie's flashbacks.
(c) Janie's real mother.
(d) The face on the milk carton.

3. After Janie confides in Reeve, he believes that she is ___________.
(a) Not thinking clearly.
(b) Hurt.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Over-reacting.

4. What does Sarah-Charlotte ask Janie about in chapter 16, that upsets Janie?
(a) Her real parents.
(b) Her relationship with Reeve.
(c) Her sexual status.
(d) The milk carton.

5. Which board game do Janie and her friends play in chapter 16?
(a) Trivial Pursuit.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Clue.
(d) Scrabble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which item does Reeve take with him, that belongs to his father?

2. Which animal does Janie recall having in her former life?

3. How does Janie believe she is related to the boy(s)?

4. Which character acts as a mediator between the Johnsons and Janie?

5. Which road do the Johnson's live on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Janie begin shredding the milk carton in chapter 16?

2. Does Janie believe that the Johnson's kidnap her, even after hearing the truth about the past? Explain.

3. Janie sees three boys outside of the Spring home. What are her thoughts on them, and what other memories do they spark in Janie's mind?

4. Why do Janie and Reeve decide against staying in the motel together/

5. How does the novel end? Explain.

6. Explain the contrast present between Janie's relationship with Reeve and Janie's relationship with her family.

7. How does food serve as a symbol of the state of the family unit?

8. How does the accidental mailing of Janie's letter to the Springs a type of resolution?

9. What is Reeve's explanation of Janie's kidnapping?

10. What does Reeve tell Janie in chapter 11, about his relationship with his siblings? Why is Janie unable to concentrate on what he is telling her?

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