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

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

4. What is Alice wearing when she sees the girls?
(a) Pink slippers.
(b) A pink bandana.
(c) A pink bracelet.
(d) Green jumpsuit.

5. Alice likens jail to ________________________.
(a) Trick or Treating.
(b) A summer camp she did not want to attend.
(c) A bad college dorm.
(d) Summer School.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Theresa cry in Howard's arms?

2. How old is Alice's cell mate?

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

4. Why is Alice mad at Theresa?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Theresa's view on mercy at this point in her life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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