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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. Where do Reeve and Janie go together during chapter 15?

2. Janie's struggle between ________________ and adulthood is a theme throughout the novel.

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

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

5. What is the best word to describe the novel's ending?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What idea does the New York Times give Janie?

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

4. Why is Janie relieved that the Johnsons are screaming at her?

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

6. What does Janie use her notebook for?

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

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

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

10. Explain how and why Janie travels to New Jersey.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Janie's thoughts about the milk carton are constantly plaguing her mind, yet she feels as though he cannot confide in anyone. Explain how the milk carton increases the angst and loneliness that a typical teenager feels.

Essay Topic 2

The images of ice cream and milk are recurring motifs throughout the novel. What is particularly interesting about the fact that Janie continuously has flashbacks of herself eating ice cream, or that she sees the picture of missing girl on a carton of milk? Explain using in-text citations to support your claims.

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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