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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Alice when her mother died?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 3.
(d) 19.

2. Alice jokes that jail is _____________________.
(a) A really bad hotel.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A bad case of hiccups.
(d) Just a foretaste of hell.

3. Alice needs Howard's help to ___________________.
(a) Drive.
(b) Dress.
(c) Shop.
(d) Play piano.

4. Alice could receive a penalty of a $100,000 fine and ____________ years in prison.
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

5. Which student had Alice slapped in a moment of extreme frustration?
(a) Shawn.
(b) Mike.
(c) Robbie.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alice is arrested on charges of _________________.

2. Alice is compared to which fictional character?

3. Alice is sure that God could not let __________________.

4. Where is Alice taking the girls when the police arrive?

5. Where does Lizzy die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the relationship between Alice and Howard at this point?

2. What is Alice's only demand on Howard when she goes to jail?

3. Describe the behavior of Howard and Alice in the church for Lizzy's funeral.

4. How does the topic of reincarnation figure into Alice's thoughts now?

5. What is the purpose of the shopping trip to get Howard a new suit?

6. How does the author use foreshadowing by introducing Robbie Mackessy's mother in the hospital lounge scene?

7. Who is Nellie and what is her relationship with the Goodwins?

8. What is the importance of Alice's mother recording Laura Ingalls Wilder's LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS?

9. What bizarre ideas does Alice have regarding sacrifice in Christian beliefs?

10. What is the relationship between Alice and her mother-in-law, Nellie, after Lizzy's funeral?

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