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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Julia's mother, the person named as the only one who "had believed in a bright future for Julia," (50) had not lived long enough to see which milestone in Julia's life?
(a) Her first steps.
(b) Her wedding.
(c) Her graduation from medical school.
(d) Her graduation from high school.

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

4. Which relative of Ellie's had been the police chief in Rain Valley for three decades?
(a) Her Uncle Joe.
(b) Her father Henry.
(c) Her Aunt Gertrude.
(d) Her cousin Henry.

5. How many reporters are said to be "huddled on the courthouse steps" (3) as Julia approaches the side entrance?
(a) Scores.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Several.
(d) Hundreds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Julia considers herself to have grown up "in the shadow of" (50) which member of her family?

2. The narrator states that for Julia, everything "in the past year, every thought and deed, led her back to" (51) what emotion?

3. Who rushes into the police station to say that Ellie must come to Magnolia Street right away?

4. In what way is Frank associated with Julia?

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

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