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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 makes Cabel upset with his boss?

2. What does Mr. Durbin ask Janie to make fliers for?

3. What does Mr. Durbin teach?

4. What made things chaotic in a class Janie got a bad grade in?

5. What is Janie's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Janie allow Mr. Durbin's inappropriate conduct to continue unchallenged?

2. What is the warning at the beginning of the green notebook?

3. What does Janie try to see when her mother is dreaming at the beginning of the book?

4. What makes it hard for Cabel to make friends?

5. What did Janie learn from Miss Stubin?

6. Why do Janie and Cabel go to school separately?

7. What is Cabel's occupation?

8. What happens to Janie after reading the warning in the green notebook?

9. How did Cabel recently help with a drug bust?

10. What do the two calls recorded by the Captain reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different stages of Janie's relationship with Cabel, and how do these stages affect Janie and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Leadership was a theme that was presented many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and what were some of the effects of these leaders and their actions?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the stories and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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