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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 other women does Max claim to have soaked with in his hot tub?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) None.
(d) 5.

2. When Julia goes to find Ellie and finds her on the porch, in which character's favorite chair is Ellie sitting?
(a) Julia's.
(b) Cal's.
(c) Their mother's.
(d) Their father's.

3. When Julia arrives at her childhood home at the beginning of Chapter 16, who is waiting up for her?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Cal.
(c) Max.
(d) Alice.

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

5. After Julia tells Alice that a certain element "is everything," (171) she remembers that the last time she had used the phrase, she had been speaking to which character?
(a) Amber.
(b) Cal.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Philip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what way had George been released from prison after his appeal?

3. Which characters are riding in the police cruiser together at the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. In what location does Julia find Max when she goes to his house in Chapter 17?

5. Julia muses that she had always gained what element as a result of spending time with her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element of the car ride with Alice bothers Alice and what does Julia decide to do about the situation?

2. What is revealed to be the reason behind Alice's fear of making noise?

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

4. In what ways does Julia exhibit changes in her demeanor at the same time as Alice makes rapid progress?

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

6. What evidence is there to support George Azelle's claim that Alice is actually his own daughter Brittany?

7. To what object does Alice object so strongly that Julia must throw it into the hallway in order to get Alice to calm down?

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

9. What coping mechanisms does Max use to cope with his dark mood on Christmas day?

10. In what way does Ellie surprise Julia in Chapter 14 and how does Julia react to the surprise?

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