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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alice does NOT suffer a huge lack of __________ while in jail.
(a) Food.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Air.
(d) Sky.

2. Why is Alice so sad about the loss of the farm?
(a) It is her family home.
(b) She had had plans to fix it up.
(c) It is where her girls were born.
(d) It is the only place she ever felt safe.

3. Rafferty wants Alice to behave like which actress while in court?
(a) Glenn Close.
(b) Lauren Bacall.
(c) Audrey Hepburn.
(d) Meryl Streep.

4. What is the weather like when Alice is released from jail?
(a) Overcast.
(b) Raining.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Sunny.

5. Howard recalls his father's moral of ____________________.
(a) Shame and Duty.
(b) Never Fight.
(c) Take the High Road.
(d) Work Hard.

6. In what religion did Theresa grow up?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Mormon.

7. Who insists on interviewing Alice's daughters?
(a) Child Welfare Office.
(b) District Attorney.
(c) School Principal.
(d) Guardian ad litem.

8. What does Alice do between meals in jail?
(a) Makes phone calls and watches TV.
(b) Reads and watches TV.
(c) Writes letters and cries.
(d) Reads and sleeps.

9. Who is the real estate agent who comes to view Howard's farm?
(a) Sandy Brickman.
(b) Betty Sanderson.
(c) Joanne Grieshop.
(d) Alice Meyerson.

10. What does Alice paint on the living room walls?
(a) Stop signs.
(b) Circles.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Words.

11. Who is the Assistant District Attorney in Alice's case?
(a) Anne Mason.
(b) Susan Dirks.
(c) Janet Devor.
(d) Melanie Dyer.

12. Who is one of the few adults, other than Theresa, who has spoken to Howard this summer?
(a) The auctioneer.
(b) The seed salesman.
(c) The Lutheran minister.
(d) The tractor repairman.

13. Who is Alice's cell mate?
(a) Dana Myers.
(b) Dee Dee Morton.
(c) Dolores Sanchez.
(d) Debbie Clark.

14. Rafferty enjoys an image of those he dislikes in court as _______________________.
(a) Being shot with BB guns.
(b) Being naked.
(c) Walking on hot coals.
(d) Floating down a tranquil river and hitting rocks.

15. How does Robbie show in court the horrible things that Alice supposedly did to him?
(a) He uses a picture in a book.
(b) He uses a poster.
(c) He uses paper dolls.
(d) He uses a doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Theresa faults her relatives for ________________________.

2. Rafferty intends to reveal Mrs. Mackessy as ________________.

3. Whom do Howard and the girls see on the way home from the jail?

4. Howard meditates on the impact of personality in history and cites Mikhail Gorbachev and __________________.

5. With what natural disaster is Howard dealing during this time?

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