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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ellie believes that sooner or later, Julia will return to what location?
(a) Colorado.
(b) California.
(c) Rain Valley.
(d) Maine.

2. On what type of object is Alice sitting when Julia and Ellie finally locate her?
(a) A bench.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A tree.
(d) A trash can.

3. What is the last name of the man named George who appears in Chapter 21 to claim that he is a relative of Alice's?
(a) Rakin.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Manning.
(d) Azelle.

4. What instruction had Julia been giving to Alice when Alice had taken some action against Julia?
(a) She had been ignoring Alice.
(b) She had been saying it was bedtime.
(c) She had been telling Alice to eat her vegetables.
(d) She had been asking Alice to use her words.

5. Julia comes to the conclusion that Alice has "the verbal skills of a" (230) what?
(a) Wunderkind.
(b) A feral child.
(c) A person with elective mutism.
(d) A toddler.

6. In what location does Julia find Max when she goes to his house in Chapter 17?
(a) In the shower.
(b) In the pool.
(c) In the hot tub.
(d) In the garden.

7. What emotion does Max feel just after he feels a rush of concern for Julia?
(a) Love.
(b) Courage.
(c) Elation.
(d) Fear.

8. Ellie tells Julia that which organization believes that "permanent foster care proceedings" (232) should begin for Alice soon?
(a) The NCIC.
(b) The FBI.
(c) DSHS.
(d) The CIA.

9. What kind of reading material does Ellie peruse over and over in Chapter 13?
(a) Tax forms.
(b) Overdue bills.
(c) Fashion magazines.
(d) Missing children reports.

10. Whose house does Julia take Alice to visit first as they make their Christmastime visits?
(a) Cal's.
(b) Max's.
(c) Peanut's.
(d) Earl and Myra's.

11. Cal teases Ellie about having written a letter to which celebrity in her youth?
(a) Boy George.
(b) Sean Astin.
(c) Rick Springfield.
(d) Kurt Cobain.

12. What feeling does Julia take away from her conversation with Ellie near the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Rage.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Jealousy.

13. What verbal reaction does Alice have when she sees the one particular object that terrifies her completely?
(a) She moans.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She howls.
(d) She screams.

14. In what way had George been released from prison after his appeal?
(a) He escaped.
(b) He finished his original sentence.
(c) He got time off for good behavior.
(d) He was released on appeal.

15. Which characters are riding in the police cruiser together at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Ellie and Julia.
(b) Earl and Ellie.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Peanut and Ellie.

Short Answer Questions

1. The wolf's caretaker says that the moment he saw Alice was the first time he had stopped taking what action?

2. What particular item within the truck upsets Alice the most?

3. When Ellie points out to Julia the slow progress they are making toward their goal of identifying Alice, Julia says that she had made how many positive milestones that day?

4. What kind of enclosure is used to hold the wolf?

5. What kind of professional conducts a home study of Alice's environment?

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