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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. When Akiko stands up to John, what happens to her?

2. What happens to John at the end of the book?

3. What does the reader hope will happen for Akiko?

4. Despite their diverse backgrounds, in what way are Jane and Akiko alike?

5. What is typical for a Japanese woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bunny Dunn decide to tell her husband about the hormones?

2. Why does Gale seem so aggressive?

3. How do the two women's lives change?

4. What do Jane and Akiko have in common?

5. As Jane wakes up from the hospital, what does she feel?

6. How do things turn around for Jane?

7. What will be Jane's most important episode?

8. Why is Jane happy about Suzie Flowers?

9. What is the newest show that Jane would like to produce and what will this show Japan?

10. Why does Jane feel so upset about her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Jane and Sloan's relationship to Lara and Dyann.

How are these romantic relationships similar or different?

Explain how same-sex and heterosexual couples are still similar.

Essay Topic 2

Describe what a literary foil is.

Are Akiko and Jane literary foils of one another?

Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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