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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Howard, Alice and the girls stop on the way home from jail?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Theresa's.
(c) Church.
(d) A park.

2. Where is Emma now reluctant to go?
(a) Church.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) The mall.
(d) The park.

3. What surgery does Alice have while in jail?
(a) Brain surgery.
(b) Gallbladder surgery.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) Appendix surgery.

4. What animal does Howard slaughter in Chapter 11?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Pig.
(c) Horse.
(d) Cow.

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

6. Alice is perceived as a ________________ in prison.
(a) Guru.
(b) Saint.
(c) Granny.
(d) Murderer.

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

8. What is Alice wearing when she sees the girls?
(a) A pink bandana.
(b) Pink slippers.
(c) A pink bracelet.
(d) Green jumpsuit.

9. Who helps Howard with the girls and provides dinner in the evenings?
(a) Nellie.
(b) Sara.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Miss Bowman.

10. What is the only constant TV program on during the week in jail?
(a) Law & Order.
(b) Oprah.
(c) Wheel of Fortune.
(d) Jeopardy.

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

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

13. What is ruining Howard's farm?
(a) No fertilizers.
(b) Drought.
(c) Rain.
(d) Lack of money.

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

15. Howard concentrates on the life cycles of __________________.
(a) Bees.
(b) Thistles.
(c) Goats.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howard do with the money from the sale of the farm?

2. What does Alice hear a lot while in jail?

3. Who is the first potential buyer to look at Howard's farm?

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

5. What does Howard leave at the house?

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