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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. Why is Jane arrested in Montana?

2. In America, what does Akiko think she will do?

3. What does Jane think will harm her baby the most?

4. What does Jane think about Sloan's offer to giver her money?

5. Why is Jane so outraged about the meat industry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Akiko think she can help Jane?

2. Why does Akiko become aggressive with John and bite him?

3. Why is Jane happy about Suzie Flowers?

4. Why does Gale seem so aggressive?

5. How does Jane help Akiko start her life in America?

6. Although Akiko is not yet in the clear, what does she feel about her life?

7. As the book progresses, what is happening to Akiko?

8. When Akiko sees the episode about the lesbians, how does she feel?

9. What has Jane decided to do about the baby?

10. Why does John get what he deserves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Akiko and Jane create a relationship through communication?

How do these two women get to know each other without ever really seeing each other?

How has the internet changed the way people meet people and communicate with one another?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character Sloan.

-How does this character change throughout the novel?

-Has the character grown into a man?

-Name some roadblocks to his journey.

Essay Topic 3

As a filmmaker, Jane believes it is her job to tell the truth. Is this always the aim of filmmakers?

How can film be used as media propaganda?

How is Jane's own work almost turned into propaganda by the Japanese government?

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