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

2. Who radios Ellie to tell her to come to Chief Sealth City Park once she reaches Magnolia Street and sees nothing?
(a) Earl.
(b) Cal.
(c) Dave.
(d) Peanut.

3. Julia considers herself to have grown up "in the shadow of" (50) which member of her family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her older sister.
(d) Her younger sister.

4. 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) Hal.
(c) Genie.
(d) George.

5. Who leads the first press conference in an attempt to discover Girl's identity?
(a) Earl.
(b) Cal.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Julia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Max judge Girl to be after examining her?

2. In what way is Frank associated with Julia?

3. What action does Alice take once she can reach her entire arm out the window in her new room?

4. In what state does Julia live when the narrative first begins?

5. To what part of a "mythic, sleeping beast" (50) are the volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest compared within the text?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the violent encounter that occurs between Julia and Girl in Chapter 5.

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

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

4. What is the goal of the press conference held in Pine Valley in Chapter 6?

5. What coping mechanism does Julia use to deal with the feelings evoked by seeing her ballerina music box in her childhood room?

6. What does the piano symbolize within the narrative?

7. How does a maple tree figure into Chapter 3 and into the discovery of Girl?

8. What is elective mutism?

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

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

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