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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 does Janie do after the Johnsons tell her the truth?

2. Which "collecting" hobby of Janie's does Reeve bring up in chapter two, which Janie ignores?

3. In chapter two, Janie has a flashback. In the flashback Janie is ___________________, eating ice cream.

4. What does Janie realize her parents are afraid of by chapter nine?

5. By chapter nine, Janie returns to the mindset of a(n) ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Janie's realization and thought process as she enters her home in chapter three and sees no baby picture.

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

3. What happens in Janie's 'daymare' in chapter four?

4. Why does Janie want to change her name, and what does she want to change it to?

5. Why is Janie reluctant to make conversation with her parents at dinner in chapter eight?

6. Explain Janie's feelings about the kiss between her and Reeve.

7. Explain Janie's stint, in an attempt to make Reeve jealous at the Honors breakfast.

8. What is Hannah's story?

9. Why is Janie at cake decorating class? And what happens while she is there?

10. Why does Janie resist going on a drive with Adair and Sarah-Charlotte in chapter six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the author of the novel leaves the book open-ended? Do you expect a sequel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does Janie's notebook serve as type of catharsis for Janie?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the lack in progression in Janie's relationship with Reeve mirror Janie's progression in discovering the truth of her past?

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