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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Susannah Brooks do when Howard asks her to watch the girls?
(a) Agrees to help.
(b) Quotes scripture to him.
(c) Slams down the phone.
(d) Curses at him.

2. Who is Alice's mother-in-law?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Martha.
(d) Nellie.

3. What is Theresa's last name?
(a) Peterson.
(b) Collins.
(c) McGuire.
(d) Hall.

4. Nellie will be leaving soon to work in what country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Romania.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

5. Who does Howard find to watch the girls while he goes to visit Alice in jail?
(a) Mrs. Sarver.
(b) Nellie.
(c) Miss Bowman.
(d) Principal Henskin.

6. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Alice sleeps for days?
(a) She feels alone in her disgrace.
(b) She is on morphine.
(c) She resents hard farm life.
(d) She is unable to cope with her house and children.

7. What color of prison garb does Alice wear?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Tan.

8. What is Alice's last name?
(a) Godown.
(b) Goodpaster.
(c) Godwin.
(d) Goodwin.

9. What had been Alice's version of church while growing up?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Sitting by a stream.
(d) Folk dancing with her aunt.

10. Who is the principal of Blackwell Elementary?
(a) Marty Caskey.
(b) Steve Jacoby.
(c) David Henskin.
(d) Gus Gilbert.

11. Where does Alice live?
(a) Prairie Center.
(b) Portland.
(c) Moline.
(d) Sioux Falls.

12. Who pays for Alice's college degree?
(a) Alice.
(b) Howard.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Nellie.

13. Who is the former parish priest whom Theresa visits?
(a) Paul Shannon.
(b) Albert Satinga.
(c) Bill Roberts.
(d) Mario Santini.

14. One of the girls has told a story about Alice's inappropriate discussion about ____________________.
(a) The principal.
(b) Her husband.
(c) A tampon.
(d) The captain of the football team.

15. Alice sees herself as ____________________.
(a) The best she can be.
(b) A work in progress.
(c) Slightly flawed.
(d) History's worst villain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which attorney does Alice want Howard to call?

2. How can Alice be characterized?

3. How old was Alice when her mother died?

4. Alice asks Howard not to tell Nellie or ___________________.

5. Alice feels that she and Theresa are friends just like two characters in which classic television show?

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