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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 word does the narrator use in Chapter 19 to describe the changes in Alice?
(a) Pleasing.
(b) Remarkable.
(c) Stunning.
(d) Discouraging.

2. Who is Danny?
(a) Max's late son.
(b) Max's late nephew.
(c) Cal's son.
(d) Peanut's son.

3. Ellie tells Julia that which organization believes that "permanent foster care proceedings" (232) should begin for Alice soon?
(a) DSHS.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The NCIC.
(d) The CIA.

4. What kind of professional conducts a home study of Alice's environment?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A school counselor.
(d) A policeman.

5. What verbal reaction does Alice have when she sees the one particular object that terrifies her completely?
(a) She moans.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She howls.
(d) She screams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ellie believes that sooner or later, Julia will return to what location?

2. What mental phrase does Alice use to describe speech?

3. When Julia goes to find Ellie and finds her on the porch, in which character's favorite chair is Ellie sitting?

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

5. In Chapter 21, it is nearing the end of what month?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What had been the cause of the break-up between Julia and Philip?

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

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

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