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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 does Cabel make Janie look at after she comes home from the grocery store?

2. How old does Janie turn on her birthday?

3. How does Janie check her grades?

4. What grade is Janie unhappy with?

5. Why does Janie have to do the grocery shopping?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Cabel's occupation?

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

5. How does Janie feel about the case she has just been assigned to?

6. How does Janie know Miss Stubin?

7. How is Janie different from her school mates?

8. What did Janie learn from Miss Stubin?

9. What does Captain say when she hears about the fliers for Mr. Durbin's party?

10. Why does Janie do so badly in chemistry on her birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Lisa McMann have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Janie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

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