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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects does Julia scrape against the floor, greatly frightening Alice in Chapter 9?
(a) The plastic shovels.
(b) A broom and a mop.
(c) Her fingernails.
(d) The legs of her chair.

2. To what location does Julia go after she and Ellie are done with their conversation in Chapter 14?
(a) The room she shares with Alice.
(b) Her father's favorite fishing hole.
(c) Max's house.
(d) Ellie's room.

3. Julia notes that Girl "appears to be terrified of" (96) objects with what two traits?
(a) Prickly and pointy.
(b) High and tall.
(c) Soft and silky.
(d) Shiny and metal.

4. Julia comes to the conclusion that Alice has "the verbal skills of a" (230) what?
(a) A person with elective mutism.
(b) Wunderkind.
(c) A feral child.
(d) A toddler.

5. What action taken by the media causes Ellie to think that they will soon drop all coverage of Alice's story?
(a) They decide that the situation is a hoax.
(b) They keep repeating the same questions over and over.
(c) They report that their ratings have plummeted during coverage of the story.
(d) They try to conduct phone interviews.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the excerpt of Julia's notes provided in the opening passages of Chapter 18, who is the sole subject of these notes?

2. Ellie recalls which of her family members praising her singing voice?

3. Julia is amazed that in under two weeks, Alice learns to count up to what number?

4. To what location does Julia throw the object that terrifies Alice in Chapter 12?

5. What entire novel does Julia read to Alice in Chapter 10?

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