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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects does Julia scrape against the floor, greatly frightening Alice in Chapter 9?
(a) A broom and a mop.
(b) The plastic shovels.
(c) Her fingernails.
(d) The legs of her chair.

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

3. Why do people in Rain Valley often go silent when Cal's wife Lisa is mentioned?
(a) She is a kleptomaniac.
(b) She has bipolar disorder.
(c) She is a compulsive liar.
(d) She is chronically unfaithful.

4. Who is Lisa?
(a) Cal's sister.
(b) Cal's ex-wife.
(c) Cal's daughter.
(d) Cal's wife.

5. About how old does Ellie judge Girl to be when she spies her in the top of a tree in Chief Sealth City Park?
(a) 10 or 11.
(b) 4 or 5.
(c) 6 or 7.
(d) 8 or 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument had Ellie's father played?

2. Ellie recalls which of her family members praising her singing voice?

3. What action does Alice take the first time she sees herself in a mirror?

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

5. With whom does Ellie recall having her first kiss beneath the same maple tree in which Girl is sitting?

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