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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long had Cal worked for Ellie full-time at the police station?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 2 and a half years.
(d) 13 and a half years.

2. What does Ellie threaten to do to the local reporter if he publishes anything about Julia?
(a) Get him fired.
(b) Arrest him.
(c) Give him a parking ticket.
(d) Tell his wife.

3. How old does Max judge Girl to be after examining her?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

4. What instrument had Ellie's father played?
(a) The drums.
(b) The fiddle.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The piano.

5. The narrator states that for Julia, everything "in the past year, every thought and deed, led her back to" (51) what emotion?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hope.
(d) Regret.

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

7. In what field had Julia's last boyfriend Philip been employed?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Public relations.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Science.

8. What action does Alice take the first time she sees herself in a mirror?
(a) She punches the mirror.
(b) She cries out for Julia.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She hides under the bed.

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

10. About how many parents of missing children appear at the Rain Valley police station in Chapter 9?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 150.

11. How many children does Cal have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

13. 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 high school reunion.
(b) Her father's funeral.
(c) Her grandmother's funeral.
(d) Her mother's funeral.

14. What gesture does Alice use the first time she tries to communicate with Julia?
(a) She thumps her hand on an object.
(b) She crawls into Julia's lap and stares into her eyes.
(c) She points at Julia's ear.
(d) She waves at Julia.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what substance does Max place a sedative for Alice?

2. What is the legal first name of Ellie's best female friend who goes by the nickname Peanut?

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

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

5. How many pounds has Ellie's best female friend gained in the few years prior to the novel's opening?

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