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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Julia reflects upon the fact that Ellie had always drawn strength from which character?
(a) Peanut.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Cal.

2. In Chapter 21, it is nearing the end of what month?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) September.

3. What sound alerts Julia and Max to Ellie's imminent arrival at the place where the wolf is being held?
(a) The thump of bass.
(b) A backfiring car.
(c) The crunch of gravel.
(d) A police siren.

4. How does Max react to Julia's decision to leave his house at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) He is relieved.
(b) He is sullen.
(c) He is ashamed.
(d) He is disappointed.

5. What kind of reading material does Ellie peruse over and over in Chapter 13?
(a) Fashion magazines.
(b) Tax forms.
(c) Missing children reports.
(d) Overdue bills.

6. What kind of professional conducts a home study of Alice's environment?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) A school counselor.

7. When Ellie points out to Julia the slow progress they are making toward their goal of identifying Alice, Julia says that she had made how many positive milestones that day?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

8. How does the advice-seeker respond to Julia's suggestions for getting closer to Alice?
(a) With glee.
(b) With resentment.
(c) With gratitude.
(d) With anger.

9. How does Julia's visit to Max's house one evening end in Chapter 17?
(a) Max falls asleep on the couch and lends Julia his bed.
(b) Julia spends the night in Max's bedroom.
(c) Ellie comes to pick Julia up.
(d) Julia leaves hurriedly.

10. What word does the narrator use in Chapter 19 to describe the changes in Julia?
(a) Marked.
(b) Surprising.
(c) Miraculous.
(d) Surreal.

11. When Alice becomes lost, she thinks to herself that which character had promised to keep her safe?
(a) Julia.
(b) Max.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Cal.

12. What is the verdict from the person who comes to conduct a home visit with Alice and Julia?
(a) She says that she has decided to stand mute on the matter.
(b) She recommends that Alice be placed in a psychiatric facility.
(c) She recommends that Alice be placed with Julia.
(d) She recommends that Alice be placed in foster care.

13. At the end of the Chapter 12, Julia tells Alice that what element "is everything" (171)?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Identity.
(c) Hope.
(d) Trust.

14. Each time Julia thinks about the first word Alice had uttered in her presence, she feels a shiver of what?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Awe.
(c) Gloom.
(d) Sorrow.

15. Ellie recognizes George's full name because she associates him with what type of investigation?
(a) A bank robbery investigation.
(b) A rape investigation.
(c) A murder investigation.
(d) An embezzlement investigation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way had George been released from prison after his appeal?

2. The man who claims to have ties with Alice says that she is his what?

3. On what type of object is Alice sitting when Julia and Ellie finally locate her?

4. On whose property is Alice's wolf friend being kept?

5. When Julia goes to find Ellie and finds her on the porch, in which character's favorite chair is Ellie sitting?

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