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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What breed are Ellie's two ill-behaved dogs?
(a) Labradoodles.
(b) Golden retrievers.
(c) Mastiffs.
(d) Rottweilers.

2. For what reason does Julia agree to Ellie's request for help?
(a) She finds meaning in altruism.
(b) She has nothing better to do.
(c) She has few remaining patients.
(d) She wants to continue to hone her talk therapy skills.

3. In what way are Julia and Ellie related?
(a) They are second cousins.
(b) They are first cousins.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) Julia is Ellie's aunt.

4. What is the only detail Ellie shares with Julia about the situation for which she needs help?
(a) The case involves paranoid schizophrenia.
(b) The case involves abandonment.
(c) The case involves elective mutism.
(d) The case involves a child.

5. The sight of what instrument in her old childhood home causes her to be "blindsided by a memory" (61) of her mother?
(a) A violin.
(b) A piano.
(c) A xylophone.
(d) A ukulele.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many reporters are said to be "huddled on the courthouse steps" (3) as Julia approaches the side entrance?

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

3. Which character is sent by Ellie to the diner to fetch a hot meal that may lure Girl out of the maple tree?

4. When Ellie picks Julia up from the airport, she tells Julia that Peanut's children are now how old?

5. In what state does Julia live when the narrative first begins?

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