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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. What does Alice note about a bride she sees on the street?
(a) She looks sad.
(b) She has missing teeth.
(c) She is very tall.
(d) She is radiant.

2. Where do the girls want to live if Alice does not get out of jail?
(a) With Howard.
(b) With Theresa.
(c) With Nellie.
(d) With Miss Bowman.

3. How old is Alice's cell mate?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 27.

4. Howard recalls his father's moral of ____________________.
(a) Work Hard.
(b) Take the High Road.
(c) Never Fight.
(d) Shame and Duty.

5. What is the name of Howard's dairy museum?
(a) The Moo-seum.
(b) The Dairy Shrine Museum.
(c) The State Dairy Museum.
(d) Wisconsin Dairy Museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Howard doing when Theresa comes to the house?

2. What is Howard's state of mind in this section?

3. Howard refers to The Gettysburg Address which was written by whom?

4. In what religion did Theresa grow up?

5. In what city is Alice in jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the lunch between Theresa and Alice so awkward?

4. How does Theresa compare court to church?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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