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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Julia is amazed that in under two weeks, Alice learns to count up to what number?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

2. Which character asks Julia for help in getting closer to Alice?
(a) Peanut.
(b) Max.
(c) Cal.
(d) Ellie.

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

4. Who is Danny?
(a) Max's late nephew.
(b) Max's late son.
(c) Cal's son.
(d) Peanut's son.

5. 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?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

6. After which meal does Julia suggest the advice-seeker start to take a particular action with Alice?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Supper.
(d) Breakfast.

7. How does Ellie respond in Chapter 14 when Julia names a particular family member's words of comfort?
(a) She sighs.
(b) She turns and walks away.
(c) She smiles.
(d) She laughs.

8. On whose property is Alice's wolf friend being kept?
(a) Max's.
(b) Cal's.
(c) Floyd's.
(d) Ellie's.

9. When Alice becomes lost, she thinks to herself that which character had promised to keep her safe?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Julia.
(c) Cal.
(d) Max.

10. Celebrations of what holiday are featured within Chapters 19 and 20?
(a) Easter.
(b) St. Patrick's Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Fourth of July.

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

12. What object terrifies Alice so severely that Julia must remove it from Alice's sight immediately?
(a) A bottle opener.
(b) A Slinky.
(c) A pair of tongs.
(d) A dreamcatcher.

13. What word does the narrator use in Chapter 19 to describe the changes in Alice?
(a) Stunning.
(b) Remarkable.
(c) Discouraging.
(d) Pleasing.

14. Julia muses that she had always gained what element as a result of spending time with her mother?
(a) An analytical mind.
(b) Toughness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Courage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the advice-seeker respond to Julia's suggestions for getting closer to Alice?

2. To what location does Julia throw the object that terrifies Alice in Chapter 12?

3. On what type of object is Alice sitting when Julia and Ellie finally locate her?

4. In what way does Max react to the news of Alice's first uttered word in Julia's presence?

5. What is the verdict from the person who comes to conduct a home visit with Alice and Julia?

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