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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. Howard wants to move as far away as Alaska or ___________________.
(a) California.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Washington.
(d) Germany.

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

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

4. Whom do Howard and the girls see on the way home from the jail?
(a) Don.
(b) A man begging for food by the highway.
(c) Theresa and Audrey.
(d) Miss Bowman.

5. Howard refers to The Gettysburg Address which was written by whom?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Howard accept for the farm?

2. Alice does NOT suffer a huge lack of __________ while in jail.

3. What is notable about Alice's face when she sees the girls?

4. Who is Theresa's remaining daughter?

5. Who insists on interviewing Alice's daughters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the sale of the farm affect both Howard and Alice?

2. How does Alice refer to her map of the world while describing her jail experience?

3. What is Howard's perspective on the Goethe quote carved above the courthouse entrance?

4. What is the story about a dog and a tangled leash that recurs throughout the novel?

5. How does Theresa add comfort to the lives of Howard and the girls at the same time that the farm is dying?

6. How does Alice describe jail and why is it so difficult for her?

7. What information is Howard able to give Rafferty about Alice's past as well as his own?

8. How do the girls adapt to "hobo life" as Howard calls their apartment adventure?

9. What are the details of Howard's sale of the farm and how much does he accept for its purchase?

10. Describe Theresa's last night with Howard and the girls.

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