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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. Where do Janie and Reeve stop to spend an intimate night together?
(a) A fancy hotel.
(b) A motel.
(c) They pull off to the side of the road.
(d) A friend's home.

2. In which chapter do Janie and Reeve run off together?
(a) Chapter 9.
(b) Chapter 10.
(c) Chapter 13.
(d) Chapter 12.

3. The Johnson family unit is _______________ by the end of the novel.
(a) Disconnected.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) Resolved.
(d) Angry.

4. Janie finally comes clean about the situation. Which word best describes how the Johnsons are feeling?
(a) Fortunate.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Sad.

5. How does Janie believe she is related to the boy(s)?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Childhood friends.
(c) No relation.
(d) Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Janie feels this emotion over ending her relationship with Reeve.

2. Which word best describes how Janie is feeling after finding out that Reeve confides her secret in someone else?

3. Janie's parents normally do not allow her to eat _________.

4. In which state does Janie currently live in Chapter 12?

5. What vehicle do Janie and Reeve get stopped behind in chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Reeve and Janie come home to in chapter 12?

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

3. Why do the Johnson's take Janie out for pizza? What are they attempting to do?

4. Why does Janie wait to pursue an adult relationship with Reeve?

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

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

7. Describe the argument between Janie and Reeve in chapter 16.

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

9. Explain what is lacking from the Johnson's explanation of the past.

10. How do the Johnsons react to the news of the Springs? Explain.

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