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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character does Julia name as having taught her that she should avoid men who play games?
(a) Philip.
(b) Max.
(c) Cal.
(d) Steven.

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

4. Julia notes that Girl "appears to be terrified of" (96) objects with what two traits?
(a) High and tall.
(b) Soft and silky.
(c) Shiny and metal.
(d) Prickly and pointy.

5. What entire novel does Julia read to Alice in Chapter 10?
(a) The Secret Garden.
(b) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(c) Tarzan.
(d) Anne of Green Gables.

6. How many pounds has Ellie's best female friend gained in the few years prior to the novel's opening?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

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

8. What vow does Julia make to Girl on the night she researches the subject of feral children?
(a) Not to allow the media to exploit her.
(b) To keep working with her until she says her own name.
(c) Not to give up until she finds her parents.
(d) Not to let anyone hurt her again.

9. When Ellie picks Julia up from the airport, she tells Julia that Peanut's children are now how old?
(a) 8 and 13.
(b) 12 and 13.
(c) 9 and 15.
(d) 14 and 16.

10. When Julia conducts research about feral children, she finds that the most recent case had involved a child referred to by what name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Genie.
(c) George.
(d) Hal.

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

12. What kind of baby animal does Ellie see in Girl's arms when she first sees her up in the maple tree?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A cougar.
(c) A bear.
(d) A raccoon.

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

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

15. When Julia decides in the middle of the night to begin writing a book, she ends up "surrounded by balled-up yellow wads of paper," (46) all of which say only which two words?
(a) "Please don't" (46).
(b) "Why her?" (46)
(c) "I'm sorry" (46).
(d) "Forgive me" (46).

Short Answer Questions

1. Who radios Ellie to tell her to come to Chief Sealth City Park once she reaches Magnolia Street and sees nothing?

2. Which organization grants Julia the status of being Alice's temporary foster parent?

3. The narrator states that for Julia, everything "in the past year, every thought and deed, led her back to" (51) what emotion?

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

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

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