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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 is Sarah-Charlotte's last name?

2. How does Janie attempt to make Reeve jealous?

3. What is Lizzy's current profession?

4. Which subject does Janie complete an assignment for at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Janie daydream her children's names are?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the 'daymare' that Janie has while getting ice cream with Reeve in chapter two.

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

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

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

5. What does Janie bring up in chapter eight, when she finally decides to confront her parents?

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

7. Describe Janie's appearance and how it relates to the title of the book.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Purity and innocence are seen as motifs throughout the early chapters of the novel. Explain how these things are illustrated through the text and be sure to use in text citations to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Does Janie seem to desire a relationship with her real family? Or is it just knowledge of the truth she desires? Explain your reasoning.

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