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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 feels this emotion over ending her relationship with Reeve.

3. Janie remembers a woman wearing this, with candy in the pockets.

4. In which chapter do Janie and Reeve run off together?

5. During her kidnapping, Janie believes that she is tempted by what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What suggests that Janie wants to, and plans on, spending the night with Reeve in the future?

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

8. What might "attention" have to do with Janie's kidnapping, as supposed by Janie?

9. What does Janie use her notebook for?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lizzy is first introduced in the novel as someone that Janie is not very fond of. By the end of the novel, Lizzy's role changes completely. What is Lizzy's role by the end of the novel? Explain the contrast in her character from the beginning versus her role in the end.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the most prominent theme or lesson in the book? Why does the author write this book? What is she trying to convey to readers?

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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