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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. On what will the show focus?

2. Ruth L. Ozeki is a ____________ like her main character in her first novel.

3. Initially, what causes Jane to worry about the casting of the show?

4. Jane decides to go out drinking so that she will not have to think about the interview with Ms. Helen. What happens after the interview?

5. What gives Jane the advantage to create the show?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what type of women do the Japanese ad executives wish to focus?

2. Why does Jane have her production assistant take John to a strip club?

3. Why is Jane suddenly allowed more creative control over the show?

4. Why did the FDA decide to outlaw this drug for animals?

5. After the initial happiness of getting a new job, why is Jane reluctant to take the position?

6. What does Jane think is impossible for her to do?

7. When Purcell stops eating chicken parts, what happens?

8. What gives Jane a unique view and experience about working on the show?

9. Why is John becoming controlling and temperamental about Akiko's visits to the bathroom?

10. What are the negative affects of the hormone known as diethylstilbestrol or DES?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Akiko seems to seek happiness that money and status cannot buy.

For what sort of happiness does she strive?

Does she think she will be able to create it without her husband?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Akiko and Jane switch places as the novel progresses.

At what point in the novel do the two characters swap places?

Towards the end of the novel, how have they equalized into positive outcomes?

Essay Topic 3

The titles of each chapter are very interesting.

Choose 3 chapter titles and analyze them as descriptions for their corresponding chapter.

Why does Ozeki take the time to title each chapter?

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