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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice note about a bride she sees on the street?
(a) She has missing teeth.
(b) She is radiant.
(c) She looks sad.
(d) She is very tall.

2. Where does Howard begin to have his lunches?
(a) A diner.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Theresa's house.
(d) The fields.

3. Who is one of the few adults, other than Theresa, who has spoken to Howard this summer?
(a) The tractor repairman.
(b) The Lutheran minister.
(c) The auctioneer.
(d) The seed salesman.

4. What is the only constant TV program on during the week in jail?
(a) Law & Order.
(b) Jeopardy.
(c) Wheel of Fortune.
(d) Oprah.

5. What does Alice paint on the living room walls?
(a) Words.
(b) Circles.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Stop signs.

6. Howard refers to The Gettysburg Address which was written by whom?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

7. Rafferty enjoys an image of those he dislikes in court as _______________________.
(a) Being shot with BB guns.
(b) Being naked.
(c) Floating down a tranquil river and hitting rocks.
(d) Walking on hot coals.

8. With what natural disaster is Howard dealing during this time?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Drought.
(c) Snowstorms.
(d) Rainy season.

9. Which of the following is NOT something about court that Theresa compares to religion?
(a) There is a lot of waiting.
(b) There is a strict ritual.
(c) There is a lot of praying.
(d) There is an awful silence.

10. Who is the first potential buyer to look at Howard's farm?
(a) Mrs. Phil Goranson.
(b) Mr. Paul Shannon.
(c) Mrs. Arnold Reesman.
(d) Mrs. Edward Reiman.

11. Howard and the girls move into a townhouse at _____________________.
(a) Governor's Square.
(b) Washington Park.
(c) Timberwood.
(d) Pheasant Glade.

12. Where is Emma now reluctant to go?
(a) The mall.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) The park.
(d) Church.

13. What does Theresa tell Alice that she has done to save her own marriage?
(a) Planned a vacation.
(b) Tubal ligation reversal.
(c) Works with Dan.
(d) Went to therapy.

14. How much money does Howard accept for the farm?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $300,000.
(c) $175,000.
(d) $425,000.

15. Why is Alice so sad about the loss of the farm?
(a) It is where her girls were born.
(b) She had had plans to fix it up.
(c) It is the only place she ever felt safe.
(d) It is her family home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard describes a quote by ________________ which is carved over the courthouse entrance.

2. In what religion did Theresa grow up?

3. Where do the girls want to live if Alice does not get out of jail?

4. What does Dan do to avoid thinking about Lizzy?

5. What does Alice do between meals in jail?

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