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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who radios Ellie to tell her to come to Chief Sealth City Park once she reaches Magnolia Street and sees nothing?
(a) Cal.
(b) Earl.
(c) Peanut.
(d) Dave.

2. To what location is Alice moved once she has been sedated?
(a) Ellie's house.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Max's office.
(d) The community center.

3. To what part of a "mythic, sleeping beast" (50) are the volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest compared within the text?
(a) Its spine.
(b) Its horn.
(c) Its jaws.
(d) Its claws.

4. How many reporters are said to be "huddled on the courthouse steps" (3) as Julia approaches the side entrance?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Several.
(d) Scores.

5. Julia recalls that at her mother's funeral, which character had "taken care of everything and everyone" (94)?
(a) Cal.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Julia.
(d) Peanut.

6. 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.

7. About how old does Ellie judge Girl to be when she spies her in the top of a tree in Chief Sealth City Park?
(a) 6 or 7.
(b) 4 or 5.
(c) 8 or 9.
(d) 10 or 11.

8. On what part of Girl's body does Max find evidence of ligature marks?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her chest.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her ankles.

9. How many blocks in length is the town of Rain Valley?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

10. In what way does Julia attempt to tame Alice's hair?
(a) She makes her wear a hat.
(b) She cuts it.
(c) She blow-dries it.
(d) She braids it.

11. Julia's mother, the person named as the only one who "had believed in a bright future for Julia," (50) had not lived long enough to see which milestone in Julia's life?
(a) Her first steps.
(b) Her graduation from medical school.
(c) Her graduation from high school.
(d) Her wedding.

12. Into what substance does Max place a sedative for Alice?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Apple juice.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Milk.

13. What is the only detail Ellie shares with Julia about the situation for which she needs help?
(a) The case involves paranoid schizophrenia.
(b) The case involves abandonment.
(c) The case involves a child.
(d) The case involves elective mutism.

14. What vow does Julia make to Girl on the night she researches the subject of feral children?
(a) Not to allow the media to exploit her.
(b) To keep working with her until she says her own name.
(c) Not to give up until she finds her parents.
(d) Not to let anyone hurt her again.

15. Ellie tells Girl that Julia had first stated her plan to become a doctor when she was how old?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gesture does Alice use the first time she tries to communicate with Julia?

2. What activity does Max undertake alone each Friday night?

3. What entire novel does Julia read to Alice in Chapter 10?

4. Who leads the first press conference in an attempt to discover Girl's identity?

5. Who rushes into the police station to say that Ellie must come to Magnolia Street right away?

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