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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. The man who claims to have ties with Alice says that she is his what?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His sister.
(d) His niece.

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

3. When Julia goes to find Ellie and finds her on the porch, in which character's favorite chair is Ellie sitting?
(a) Julia's.
(b) Cal's.
(c) Their mother's.
(d) Their father's.

4. What word does the narrator use in Chapter 19 to describe the changes in Alice?
(a) Remarkable.
(b) Stunning.
(c) Discouraging.
(d) Pleasing.

5. How many other women does Max claim to have soaked with in his hot tub?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) None.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. After which meal does Julia suggest the advice-seeker start to take a particular action with Alice?

2. What feeling does Julia take away from her conversation with Ellie near the end of Chapter 15?

3. When Ellie tells Julia that everything will be okay, Julia makes a reference to which character?

4. When Alice becomes lost, she thinks to herself that which character had promised to keep her safe?

5. How does the advice-seeker respond to Julia's suggestions for getting closer to Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts Julia to leave Max's house in Chapter 17?

2. What hypothesis does Julia form about Alice's early childhood and why does she form it?

3. What reason does Cal give when Ellie notices his rare sense of melancholy on the evening of Christmas day?

4. What coping mechanisms does Max use to cope with his dark mood on Christmas day?

5. How does Ellie try to cheer up Cal's daughters on Christmas evening?

6. What knowledge is described as "building in Julia, filling her lungs like a slow-growing case of pneumonia" (203)?

7. What does Ellie's choice of porch chair in Chapter 13 tell Julia about her state of mind?

8. What common ground do Ellie and Julia find in Chapter 12?

9. For what reason does Julia accept Max's invitation to ride on the back of his motorcycle?

10. What evidence is there to support George Azelle's claim that Alice is actually his own daughter Brittany?

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