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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During a conversation with Ellie in Chapter 16, Julia realizes that she has taken what action without realizing it?
(a) She has compartmentalized her grief.
(b) She has resigned herself to parenting Alice.
(c) She has said goodbye to Max.
(d) She has given up on herself.

2. To what location does Julia go after she and Ellie are done with their conversation in Chapter 14?
(a) Her father's favorite fishing hole.
(b) Max's house.
(c) The room she shares with Alice.
(d) Ellie's room.

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

4. 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) A police siren.
(d) The crunch of gravel.

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

6. Ellie tells Julia that which organization believes that "permanent foster care proceedings" (232) should begin for Alice soon?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The NCIC.
(c) The FBI.
(d) DSHS.

7. What object terrifies Alice so severely that Julia must remove it from Alice's sight immediately?
(a) A pair of tongs.
(b) A Slinky.
(c) A dreamcatcher.
(d) A bottle opener.

8. When Ellie tells Julia that everything will be okay, Julia makes a reference to which character?
(a) Cal.
(b) Their father.
(c) Max.
(d) Their mother.

9. 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) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

10. Around what topic do Ellie and Julia finally find common ground in Chapter 12?
(a) Past heartbreak.
(b) Financial woes.
(c) An existential yen for truth.
(d) Political ambivalence.

11. On what type of object is Alice sitting when Julia and Ellie finally locate her?
(a) A bench.
(b) A tree.
(c) A trash can.
(d) A blanket.

12. After Julia tells Alice that a certain element "is everything," (171) she remembers that the last time she had used the phrase, she had been speaking to which character?
(a) Cal.
(b) Philip.
(c) Amber.
(d) Ellie.

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

14. What mental phrase does Alice use to describe speech?
(a) Mighty din.
(b) Ugly noise.
(c) Naughty words.
(d) Bad sounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the activities in which Julia is said to now participate more freely?

2. What kind of professional conducts a home study of Alice's environment?

3. Which character asks Julia for help in getting closer to Alice?

4. Cal teases Ellie about having written a letter to which celebrity in her youth?

5. What activity does Ellie suggest the advice-seeker take once per day in order to build a bond with Alice?

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