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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 does Daphne do that gives her misgivings about her parenting after she drops Alice at Camp Cooville?
(a) Leaves Honey in the car for a minute alone.
(b) Peels out of a gas station.
(c) Smokes in the car.
(d) Curses in front of Honey.

2. Why does Daphne say that she wants to visit the town where Ellery died?
(a) To lay flowers at the site.
(b) To say a prayer for her there.
(c) To inform herself before she testifies to the school.
(d) To witness.

3. What cause the illness that killed Alice’s children?
(a) Polio.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Genetics.

4. What novel does Daphne check out of the library?
(a) Crime and Punishment.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Wuthering Heights.
(d) Anna Karenina.

5. Who is the hostess at the Antelope Meadows?
(a) A relative of Alice’s husband’s.
(b) A childhood friend of Daphne’s.
(c) A friend of Alice’s.
(d) A friend of Daphne’s mother’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Daphne tell Hugo she will straighten out the situation caused by her absence?

2. What does Honey do while Daphne packs?

3. How much more driving will it take to get to Camp Cooville?

4. What does Daphne do before she can return to the board of supervisors meeting after taking Honey out for being disruptive?

5. What does Daphne say she feels deserted by, when she walks home from Sal’s Café with Honey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daphne’s mother say she saw her, and how does Daphne say her vision of Honey is different from her mother’s view of her?

2. What is Alice’s relationship with Mark and Yarrow?

3. What are Daphne’s and Alice’s different views about Daphne’s idea of going to the town where Ellery and Maryam had their accident?

4. What crisis do Daphne’s coworkers contact her about, and how does she resolve it?

5. What is Daphne’s final reaction to the stress and strain of her road trip?

6. What are the issues that are aired during the board of supervisors meeting?

7. What is Daphne thinking about when she has a smoke on her sixth day, which is now Monday morning?

8. How does Alice explain the death of her children?

9. Why does Daphne say that it would be impossible for her to work from Altavista?

10. How do Daphne and Alice end up joining forces for the trip to Camp Cooville?

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