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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 seed salesman.
(b) The Lutheran minister.
(c) The auctioneer.
(d) The tractor repairman.

2. Where is Emma now reluctant to go?
(a) Church.
(b) The mall.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) The park.

3. To which Biblical person does Alice liken herself?
(a) John the Baptist.
(b) Moses.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Job.

4. Rafferty wants Alice to behave like which actress while in court?
(a) Lauren Bacall.
(b) Meryl Streep.
(c) Glenn Close.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Alice so sad about the loss of the farm?

3. What religion does Alice consider while in prison?

4. What is the name of Howard's dairy museum?

5. Alice likens jail to ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Theresa tell Howard regarding her feelings about her and her life with Dan now?

5. How does Alice feel about Rafferty's plans for her and for the trial?

6. Why does Alice compare Howard to her father?

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

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

9. How does Theresa compare court to church?

10. What is Alice's perspective on Nellie's so-called generosity?

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