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

2. To what television program does Howard refer when discussing legal matters?
(a) Barney Miller.
(b) Perry Mason.
(c) Law & Order.
(d) CSI: Miami.

3. What is the weather like when Alice is released from jail?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Overcast.
(c) Raining.
(d) Snowing.

4. What does Dan do to avoid thinking about Lizzy?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Works.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Reads.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard recalls that his father threatened to _______________ if he got a woman pregnant.

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

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

4. In what city is Alice in jail?

5. Why does Howard collect rocks from the fields?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Alice compare Howard to her father?

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

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

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

8. Describe Theresa's last night with Howard and the girls.

9. How is the Goodwin family's life in the apartment radically different from the farm where they belong?

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

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