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

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 waiting.
(c) There is a lot of praying.
(d) There is an awful silence.

3. How does Robbie show in court the horrible things that Alice supposedly did to him?
(a) He uses a doll.
(b) He uses paper dolls.
(c) He uses a picture in a book.
(d) He uses a poster.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Alice mad at Theresa?

3. Howard wants to move as far away as Alaska or ___________________.

4. What do Howard and Alice buy for the girls on the way home from court?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Howard and the girls prepare to move out of the farmhouse?

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

6. Why does Alice compare Howard to her father?

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

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

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

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

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