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

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

3. Julia muses that she had always gained what element as a result of spending time with her mother?
(a) Courage.
(b) Toughness.
(c) An analytical mind.
(d) Hope.

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

5. How does the advice-seeker respond to Julia's suggestions for getting closer to Alice?
(a) With gratitude.
(b) With anger.
(c) With resentment.
(d) With glee.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what length of time has Julia been working with Alice when she holds another press conference in Chapter 15?

2. What particular item within the truck upsets Alice the most?

3. What objects fill the part of the room where Alice likes to hide when she is scared?

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

5. During a conversation with Ellie in Chapter 16, Julia realizes that she has taken what action without realizing it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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