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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 action taken by the media causes Ellie to think that they will soon drop all coverage of Alice's story?
(a) They decide that the situation is a hoax.
(b) They report that their ratings have plummeted during coverage of the story.
(c) They try to conduct phone interviews.
(d) They keep repeating the same questions over and over.

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

3. When Ellie tells Julia that everything will be okay, Julia makes a reference to which character?
(a) Max.
(b) Their father.
(c) Cal.
(d) Their mother.

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

5. What word does the narrator use in Chapter 19 to describe the changes in Julia?
(a) Surprising.
(b) Marked.
(c) Surreal.
(d) Miraculous.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Julia arrives at her childhood home at the beginning of Chapter 16, who is waiting up for her?

4. 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?

5. How does Max react to Julia's decision to leave his house at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Alice's feelings about Earl and Myra's house to her feelings about the church.

2. What common ground do Ellie and Julia find in Chapter 12?

3. Give an example of Alice's newfound expression of her personality.

4. What situation within Chapter 14 cause Max to feel real fear "for the first time in seven years" (189)?

5. What triumph does Julia report to Max when she goes to visit him in Chapter 17?

6. What major step does Julia tell Ellie she is planning to take "the day after Christmas" (282)?

7. What reason does Cal give when Ellie notices his rare sense of melancholy on the evening of Christmas day?

8. What prompts Julia to leave Max's house in Chapter 17?

9. How does Ellie try to cheer up Cal's daughters on Christmas evening?

10. What does Ellie's choice of porch chair in Chapter 13 tell Julia about her state of mind?

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