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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. In Chapter 21, it is nearing the end of what month?
(a) May.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) March.

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

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

4. To what location does Julia throw the object that terrifies Alice in Chapter 12?
(a) Under the bed.
(b) Into the hallway.
(c) Into the sink.
(d) Out the window.

5. How does Julia's visit to Max's house one evening end in Chapter 17?
(a) Max falls asleep on the couch and lends Julia his bed.
(b) Julia leaves hurriedly.
(c) Ellie comes to pick Julia up.
(d) Julia spends the night in Max's bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Celebrations of what holiday are featured within Chapters 19 and 20?

3. What action taken by the media causes Ellie to think that they will soon drop all coverage of Alice's story?

4. What activity does Ellie suggest the advice-seeker take once per day in order to build a bond with Alice?

5. Whose house does Julia take Alice to visit first as they make their Christmastime visits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What two words does Alice think in Chapter 20 upon becoming "lost in the sea of faces and bodies" (278)?

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

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

7. What does the narrator mean when describing Ellie as both happy and unhappy as a result of her reunion with Julia?

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

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

10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Julia sees Alice's progress as a continuum, rather than a journey with a fixed destination.

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