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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Julia considers herself to have grown up "in the shadow of" (50) which member of her family?
(a) Her younger sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her older sister.

2. What is the legal first name of Ellie's best female friend who goes by the nickname Peanut?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Susan.
(d) Penelope.

3. How many pounds has Ellie's best female friend gained in the few years prior to the novel's opening?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

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

5. Who brings back a tray of food for Girl from the hospital cafeteria?
(a) Peanut.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Earl.
(d) Max.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what reason does Julia agree to Ellie's request for help?

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

4. Ellie tells Girl that Julia had first stated her plan to become a doctor when she was how old?

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

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