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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that Julia's return to Rain Valley is "only the second time she'd been back since" (54) what event?
(a) Her father's funeral.
(b) Her grandmother's funeral.
(c) Her high school reunion.
(d) Her mother's funeral.

2. How many "white-capped volcanoes" are said to stretch "from northern Oregon to Bellingham" (50)?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

4. How many dollars per hour is Julia said to make in her psychiatric practice?
(a) $100.
(b) $50.
(c) $200.
(d) $75.

5. In what way is Frank associated with Julia?
(a) He is her hairstylist.
(b) He is her defense lawyer.
(c) He is her father.
(d) He is her accountant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relative of Ellie's had been the police chief in Rain Valley for three decades?

2. When Julia decides in the middle of the night to begin writing a book, she ends up "surrounded by balled-up yellow wads of paper," (46) all of which say only which two words?

3. What is Julia's title?

4. To what part of a "mythic, sleeping beast" (50) are the volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest compared within the text?

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

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