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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. About what does Theresa cry in Howard's arms?
(a) Her divorce.
(b) Lizzy's burial.
(c) Her job loss.
(d) Her mother's death.

2. Who is the real estate agent who comes to view Howard's farm?
(a) Sandy Brickman.
(b) Betty Sanderson.
(c) Joanne Grieshop.
(d) Alice Meyerson.

3. Who helps Howard with the girls and provides dinner in the evenings?
(a) Nellie.
(b) Sara.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Miss Bowman.

4. Where do the girls want to live if Alice does not get out of jail?
(a) With Miss Bowman.
(b) With Theresa.
(c) With Howard.
(d) With Nellie.

5. How old is Robbie Mackessy?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Howard collect rocks from the fields?

2. Why does Theresa feel guilty about Alice's arrest?

3. To which Biblical person does Alice liken herself?

4. Who is Alice's cell mate?

5. What is ruining Howard's farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice refer to her map of the world while describing her jail experience?

2. What is Alice's perspective on Nellie's so-called generosity?

3. How does Theresa add comfort to the lives of Howard and the girls at the same time that the farm is dying?

4. What is Howard's interpretation of Alice's fleeing from the girls when they visit the jail for the first time?

5. What is the purpose of the interviews conducted with Alice's daughters and the Child Welfare Office?

6. How does Alice feel about Rafferty's plans for her and for the trial?

7. What information is Howard able to give Rafferty about Alice's past as well as his own?

8. How do the girls adapt to "hobo life" as Howard calls their apartment adventure?

9. Why does Alice compare Howard to her father?

10. How does Howard describe his state of confusion in Chapter 11?

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