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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Julia fills one area of Alice's bedroom with how many potted plants?
(a) 50.
(b) About a dozen.
(c) About a score.
(d) 5.

3. What main emotion does the leader of the press conference feel just before the event?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Envy.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Anger.

4. Both Ellie and Julia know "that the overwhelming number of child abductions" (94) are perpetrated in what way?
(a) They are orchestrated by family members.
(b) They include sexual abuse.
(c) They end in murder.
(d) They are associated with a ransom.

5. What is the legal first name of Ellie's best female friend who goes by the nickname Peanut?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Susan.

6. When Julia decides in the middle of the night to begin writing a book, she ends up "surrounded by balled-up yellow wads of paper," (46) all of which say only which two words?
(a) "I'm sorry" (46).
(b) "Why her?" (46)
(c) "Please don't" (46).
(d) "Forgive me" (46).

7. In what way does Julia attempt to tame Alice's hair?
(a) She braids it.
(b) She cuts it.
(c) She blow-dries it.
(d) She makes her wear a hat.

8. Ellie and Peanut seize upon the idea to enlist whose help in the quest to identify Girl?
(a) Julia.
(b) Earl.
(c) Cal.
(d) Max.

9. What does Ellie threaten to do to the local reporter if he publishes anything about Julia?
(a) Tell his wife.
(b) Give him a parking ticket.
(c) Arrest him.
(d) Get him fired.

10. What is Julia's title?
(a) Mrs.
(b) Mr.
(c) Dr.
(d) Miss.

11. About how many parents of missing children appear at the Rain Valley police station in Chapter 9?
(a) 200.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 150.

12. In what field had Julia's last boyfriend Philip been employed?
(a) Science.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Public relations.
(d) Engineering.

13. With whom does Ellie recall having her first kiss beneath the same maple tree in which Girl is sitting?
(a) Cal.
(b) Max.
(c) Earl.
(d) Steve.

14. How many pounds has Ellie's best female friend gained in the few years prior to the novel's opening?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

15. What gesture does Alice use the first time she tries to communicate with Julia?
(a) She crawls into Julia's lap and stares into her eyes.
(b) She waves at Julia.
(c) She points at Julia's ear.
(d) She thumps her hand on an object.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Max undertake alone each Friday night?

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

3. What is the name of the local reporter who works for the Gazette?

4. Which character is sent by Ellie to the diner to fetch a hot meal that may lure Girl out of the maple tree?

5. Who tells Ellie that it has been too long since someone has taken care of her?

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