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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 keeps Cabel from coming to Janie's house the day after her run in with Mr. Durbin?

2. What is Janie's secret power called?

3. Who brings Janie breakfast in bed?

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

5. What is heard in the background of the recording?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What gifts does Janie get for her birthday?

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

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

6. How does Janie's gift affect her?

7. When does Janie finally admit her true feelings for Cabel?

8. What does Janie think of Stacey's dream, and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stacey is a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

What are the pros and cons of Janie's special powers, and how do these things affect Janie personally?

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