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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT something about court that Theresa compares to religion?
(a) There is a strict ritual.
(b) There is a lot of praying.
(c) There is an awful silence.
(d) There is a lot of waiting.

3. With what natural disaster is Howard dealing during this time?
(a) Snowstorms.
(b) Rainy season.
(c) Tornado.
(d) Drought.

4. Which of the following is NOT a topic Howard puts in his letter to Alice?
(a) He is in love with Theresa.
(b) They are blackballed by babysitters.
(c) He wants to sell the farm.
(d) Emma cannot start kindergarten.

5. To what television program does Howard refer when discussing legal matters?
(a) CSI: Miami.
(b) Law & Order.
(c) Perry Mason.
(d) Barney Miller.

6. Why does Howard collect rocks from the fields?
(a) To clear the fields for plowing.
(b) To build walls.
(c) To make gravel.
(d) To reinforce a ditch.

7. How old is Alice's cell mate?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 27.

8. What medical procedure had Theresa had after Lizzy's birth?
(a) Gallbladder surgery.
(b) Colon cancer surgery.
(c) Plastic surgery.
(d) A tubal ligation.

9. Why does Howard decide to take the girls to see Alice?
(a) It is family day at the jail.
(b) It is Claire's birthday.
(c) Alice has asked to see them.
(d) He has no one to watch them.

10. Howard describes a quote by ________________ which is carved over the courthouse entrance.
(a) Washington.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

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

13. Howard and the girls move into a townhouse at _____________________.
(a) Governor's Square.
(b) Pheasant Glade.
(c) Washington Park.
(d) Timberwood.

14. What is Howard doing when Theresa comes to the house?
(a) Cleaning Emma's stained T-shirt.
(b) Helping the girls with homework.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Fixing supper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Theresa cry in Howard's arms?

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

3. Rafferty wants Alice to behave like which actress while in court?

4. What does Howard leave at the house?

5. To which Biblical person does Alice liken herself?

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