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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that for Julia, everything "in the past year, every thought and deed, led her back to" (51) what emotion?
(a) Anger.
(b) Regret.
(c) Hope.
(d) Sorrow.

2. Ellie and Peanut seize upon the idea to enlist whose help in the quest to identify Girl?
(a) Cal.
(b) Julia.
(c) Earl.
(d) Max.

3. How many blocks in length is the town of Rain Valley?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

4. With whom does Ellie recall having her first kiss beneath the same maple tree in which Girl is sitting?
(a) Earl.
(b) Steve.
(c) Cal.
(d) Max.

5. Julia and Ellie's mother had confided in which character(s) about the deepest secrets of her marriage?
(a) Julia and Ellie.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Julia.
(d) Earl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which organization grants Julia the status of being Alice's temporary foster parent?

2. What kind of baby animal does Ellie see in Girl's arms when she first sees her up in the maple tree?

3. Why do people in Rain Valley often go silent when Cal's wife Lisa is mentioned?

4. What instrument had Ellie's father played?

5. What action does Alice take once she can reach her entire arm out the window in her new room?

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