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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tells Ellie that it has been too long since someone has taken care of her?
(a) Earl.
(b) Julia.
(c) Cal.
(d) Peanut.

3. The first room in which Girl is placed had previously served as what kind of facility?
(a) An occupational therapy room.
(b) A maternity ward.
(c) A daycare.
(d) A hydrotherapy room.

4. With whom does Ellie recall having her first kiss beneath the same maple tree in which Girl is sitting?
(a) Max.
(b) Cal.
(c) Steve.
(d) Earl.

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

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

7. In what type of industry had Julia and Ellie's father worked?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Mining.
(d) Construction.

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

9. Which organization grants Julia the status of being Alice's temporary foster parent?
(a) DSHS.
(b) The U.S. Supreme Court.
(c) UNICEF.
(d) The Commission on Foster Children.

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

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

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

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

14. 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.

15. Julia fills one area of Alice's bedroom with how many potted plants?
(a) 5.
(b) About a score.
(c) About a dozen.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Julia tells Ellie that the first thing she needs to acquire in order to help Girl is what?

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

3. The sight of what instrument in her old childhood home causes her to be "blindsided by a memory" (61) of her mother?

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

5. In what way does Julia attempt to tame Alice's hair?

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