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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ellie and Peanut seize upon the idea to enlist whose help in the quest to identify Girl?
(a) Julia.
(b) Earl.
(c) Max.
(d) Cal.

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

3. There are seats for how many reporters at the first press conference about Girl?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

4. 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) Regret.
(c) Hope.
(d) Sorrow.

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

6. To what location is Alice moved once she has been sedated?
(a) The community center.
(b) Ellie's house.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Max's office.

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

8. 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.

9. At what type of meeting did Julia's former patient Amber open fire with an automatic weapon?
(a) A dance committee meeting.
(b) A church youth group meeting.
(c) A school administration meeting.
(d) A school board meeting.

10. How many reporters are said to be "huddled on the courthouse steps" (3) as Julia approaches the side entrance?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Several.
(c) Scores.
(d) Dozens.

11. Julia tells Ellie that the first thing she needs to acquire in order to help Girl is what?
(a) A court order.
(b) A set of restraints.
(c) A place to work with her.
(d) A respite from the media.

12. Julia tells Ellie that she wants to turn one corner of Alice's room into a what?
(a) An aquarium.
(b) A forest.
(c) A sanctuary.
(d) A sharing spot.

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

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

15. What main emotion does the leader of the press conference feel just before the event?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Anger.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Envy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ellie says that until the arrival of Girl, her most difficult policing job involved what activity?

2. What is the only detail Ellie shares with Julia about the situation for which she needs help?

3. In what state does Julia live when the narrative first begins?

4. How many children does Cal have?

5. What instrument had Ellie's father played?

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