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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-26 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ellie says that until the arrival of Girl, her most difficult policing job involved what activity?
(a) Taking car keys from people at the local bar.
(b) Lecturing perpetrators of domestic violence.
(c) Writing speeding tickets.
(d) Hosting the annual fundraiser.

2. Ellie recalls which of her family members praising her singing voice?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her maternal aunt.
(d) Her sister.

3. To what part of a "mythic, sleeping beast" (50) are the volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest compared within the text?
(a) Its spine.
(b) Its jaws.
(c) Its claws.
(d) Its horn.

4. What item does Julia name as being "integral to developing a sense of self" (243)?
(a) A friend.
(b) A pet.
(c) A name.
(d) A toy.

5. After which meal does Julia suggest the advice-seeker start to take a particular action with Alice?
(a) Supper.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects does Julia scrape against the floor, greatly frightening Alice in Chapter 9?

2. What action does Alice take the first time she sees herself in a mirror?

3. In what way does Julia attempt to tame Alice's hair?

4. What entire novel does Julia read to Alice in Chapter 10?

5. What vow does Julia make to Girl on the night she researches the subject of feral children?

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