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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 color hair do the boy(s) have?

2. According to Janie, it is _______________ for parents to yell at their children.

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

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

5. Who offers Janie a ride to school in chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Janie's realization about her relationship with Reeve toward the end of the novel? Explain.

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

4. How does Reeve perceive Janie's thoughts about the milk carton?

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

6. How does the novel end? Explain.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and describe how the theme of reality versus fantasy plays out and is resolved within the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In chapter one, Janie wants to change her name to Jayne Johnstone. What does this suggest about Janie's feelings toward herself? What type of solutions does changing her name present?

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