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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. At the end of the Chapter 12, Julia tells Alice that what element "is everything" (171)?
(a) Hope.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Identity.
(d) Trust.

2. What is the last name of the man named George who appears in Chapter 21 to claim that he is a relative of Alice's?
(a) Manning.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Azelle.
(d) Rakin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellie respond in Chapter 14 when Julia names a particular family member's words of comfort?

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

3. What word does Alice say when Julia hears her speak a word for the first time?

4. 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?

5. What is the verdict from the person who comes to conduct a home visit with Alice and Julia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What hypothesis does Julia form about Alice's early childhood and why does she form it?

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

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