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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. Where do Howard and the girls find a place to live?
(a) Millersville.
(b) Buckhead.
(c) Spring Grove.
(d) Patterson.

2. What religion does Alice consider while in prison?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Catholicism.

3. What does Alice do when she sees the girls in the jail?
(a) Runs.
(b) Faints.
(c) Screams.
(d) Cries.

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

5. Where does Howard begin to have his lunches?
(a) Theresa's house.
(b) A diner.
(c) The fields.
(d) McDonald's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Alice wear in court to appear vulnerable?

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

3. How old is Alice's cell mate?

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

5. What surgery does Alice have while in jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Theresa compare court to church?

5. What happens after Howard and the girls leave the jail and what does Howard bring up in a letter he writes to Alice?

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

7. What is Howard's interpretation of Alice's fleeing from the girls when they visit the jail for the first time?

8. What is happening in the Goodwin's lives that starts to let them feel normal again?

9. What is the purpose of the interviews conducted with Alice's daughters and the Child Welfare Office?

10. What is Theresa's response to Alice's arrest and what role will she probably play in Alice's defense?

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