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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 does the solider suggest he and F. Jasmin go on their date?

2. Where does Frankie work on Saturday mornings?

3. What outfit has Frankie worn all summer?

4. What does F. Jasmin say is her favorite color?

5. What did Frankie send Jarvis when he first left for Alaska?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Big Mama's words foreshadow what will happen at the wedding?

2. What new fear does F. Jasmin have by the end of Part 2, Chapter 3? Why does she have this fear?

3. Why was F. Jasmin not able to speak with her brother, Jarvis or the bride, Janice? Provide examples.

4. Why does Frankie want to change her name and to what does she wish to change it to?

5. How does Mr. Addams respond to F. Jasmin's news that she is not returning after the wedding?

6. How does John Henry react to F. Jasmin's story about what happened on her date with the red-haired soldier?

7. Describe the argument between the man with the monkey and the red-haired solider from the Blue Moon.

8. How does Frankie describe her experience of seeing the two boys out of the corner of her eye to Berenice?

9. Describe John Henry.

10. How are Frances' dreams of travel kept alive at the end of Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the protagonist so mesmerized by the relationship between Jarvis and Janice and Berenice and her four husbands? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Based on the novel, what do you think are Frankie's three biggest fears? Why do you think each of these represent her biggest fears? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How is Frankie disconnected from the world? What does she do to try to reconnect with the world? Provide at least two reasons for both questions. Please use specific examples from the book.

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