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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many "white-capped volcanoes" are said to stretch "from northern Oregon to Bellingham" (50)?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. 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.

4. In what way is Frank associated with Julia?
(a) He is her father.
(b) He is her defense lawyer.
(c) He is her accountant.
(d) He is her hairstylist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Ellie recall having her first kiss beneath the same maple tree in which Girl is sitting?

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

3. Who tells Ellie that it has been too long since someone has taken care of her?

4. In what field had Julia's last boyfriend Philip been employed?

5. Why do people in Rain Valley often go silent when Cal's wife Lisa is mentioned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide an example of Julia feeling rejected by her father in her youth.

2. In what way does Julia consider her mother to have been her closest ally in the family?

3. What kinds of objects terrify Girl and how do Julia, Ellie, Peanut and Max address the problem when they move Girl to Ellie's house?

4. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?

5. Name two things the media is said to have ignored about Julia's situation.

6. What aspect of Max's character does Julia admit to being seduced by at the end of Chapter 11?

7. In what way does Hannah connect the theme of secrecy to the nature of small towns?

8. What does Julia mean when she tells Max that Girl is "just like a cat" (81)?

9. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in Chapter 8?

10. How is the theme of isolation linked to a particular character within the narrative?

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