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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Celebrations of what holiday are featured within Chapters 19 and 20?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) St. Patrick's Day.

2. In what way does Julia attempt to tame Alice's hair?
(a) She cuts it.
(b) She makes her wear a hat.
(c) She braids it.
(d) She blow-dries it.

3. During a conversation with Ellie in Chapter 16, Julia realizes that she has taken what action without realizing it?
(a) She has said goodbye to Max.
(b) She has given up on herself.
(c) She has resigned herself to parenting Alice.
(d) She has compartmentalized her grief.

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

5. Ellie recognizes George's full name because she associates him with what type of investigation?
(a) A rape investigation.
(b) An embezzlement investigation.
(c) A murder investigation.
(d) A bank robbery investigation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Julia how she can "listen to sad stories all day long" (137)?

2. How many blocks in length is the town of Rain Valley?

3. Julia and Ellie's mother had confided in which character(s) about the deepest secrets of her marriage?

4. What kind of enclosure is used to hold the wolf?

5. What mental phrase does Alice use to describe speech?

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