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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. When Julia conducts research about feral children, she finds that the most recent case had involved a child referred to by what name?
(a) Mary.
(b) George.
(c) Hal.
(d) Genie.

2. How old does Max judge Girl to be after examining her?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

3. What instrument had Ellie's father played?
(a) The fiddle.
(b) The piano.
(c) The drums.
(d) The guitar.

4. 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 wedding.
(c) Her graduation from medical school.
(d) Her graduation from high school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ellie that it has been too long since someone has taken care of her?

2. Julia and Ellie's mother had confided in which character(s) about the deepest secrets of her marriage?

3. The narrator states that for Julia, everything "in the past year, every thought and deed, led her back to" (51) what emotion?

4. In what field had Julia's last boyfriend Philip been employed?

5. Who radios Ellie to tell her to come to Chief Sealth City Park once she reaches Magnolia Street and sees nothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Hannah connect the theme of secrecy to the nature of small towns?

2. What is the outcome of Judge Myerson's decision regarding Julia's culpability for Amber's horrific acts?

3. Who are Cal and Peanut?

4. In what way does the theme of hope enter the narrative in relation to Julia's position as a psychiatrist?

5. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?

6. What aspect of Max's character does Julia admit to being seduced by at the end of Chapter 11?

7. Name two things the media is said to have ignored about Julia's situation.

8. Provide an example of Julia feeling rejected by her father in her youth.

9. What is elective mutism?

10. How does Ellie feel about hosting the press conference in Rain Valley?

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