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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do people in Rain Valley often go silent when Cal's wife Lisa is mentioned?
(a) She is a kleptomaniac.
(b) She is chronically unfaithful.
(c) She is a compulsive liar.
(d) She has bipolar disorder.

2. How many children does Cal have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. At what type of meeting did Julia's former patient Amber open fire with an automatic weapon?
(a) A dance committee meeting.
(b) A church youth group meeting.
(c) A school board meeting.
(d) A school administration meeting.

4. Ellie and Peanut seize upon the idea to enlist whose help in the quest to identify Girl?
(a) Julia.
(b) Cal.
(c) Earl.
(d) Max.

5. What main emotion does the leader of the press conference feel just before the event?
(a) Nervousness.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Anger.
(d) Envy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Julia conducts research about feral children, she finds that the most recent case had involved a child referred to by what name?

2. To what part of a "mythic, sleeping beast" (50) are the volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest compared within the text?

3. Which character is sent by Ellie to the diner to fetch a hot meal that may lure Girl out of the maple tree?

4. For how long had Cal worked for Ellie full-time at the police station?

5. Julia fills one area of Alice's bedroom with how many potted plants?

(see the answer key)

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