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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 8 or 9.
(b) 4 or 5.
(c) 10 or 11.
(d) 6 or 7.

2. What breed are Ellie's two ill-behaved dogs?
(a) Labradoodles.
(b) Golden retrievers.
(c) Mastiffs.
(d) Rottweilers.

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

4. Julia's mother, the person named as the only one who "had believed in a bright future for Julia," (50) had not lived long enough to see which milestone in Julia's life?
(a) Her wedding.
(b) Her graduation from medical school.
(c) Her first steps.
(d) Her graduation from high school.

5. In what state does Julia live when the narrative first begins?
(a) Washington.
(b) New York.
(c) Illinois.
(d) California.

6. Into what substance does Max place a sedative for Alice?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) Apple juice.
(d) Milk.

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

8. Who asks Julia how she can "listen to sad stories all day long" (137)?
(a) Max.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Peanut.
(d) Cal.

9. On what part of Girl's body does Max find evidence of ligature marks?
(a) Her ankles.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her chest.

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

11. Ellie tells Girl that Julia had first stated her plan to become a doctor when she was how old?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

12. Both Ellie and Julia know "that the overwhelming number of child abductions" (94) are perpetrated in what way?
(a) They end in murder.
(b) They include sexual abuse.
(c) They are orchestrated by family members.
(d) They are associated with a ransom.

13. What is Julia's title?
(a) Dr.
(b) Mrs.
(c) Miss.
(d) Mr.

14. What is the name of the local reporter who works for the Gazette?
(a) Marlon.
(b) Mort.
(c) Matt.
(d) Mike.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field had Julia's last boyfriend Philip been employed?

2. How many "white-capped volcanoes" are said to stretch "from northern Oregon to Bellingham" (50)?

3. Julia recalls that at her mother's funeral, which character had "taken care of everything and everyone" (94)?

4. Julia notes that Girl "appears to be terrified of" (96) objects with what two traits?

5. Which character does Julia name as having taught her that she should avoid men who play games?

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