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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. What objects fill the part of the room where Alice likes to hide when she is scared?
(a) Action figures.
(b) Pillows.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Potted plants.

2. Which character does Julia tell first after she decides to try to adopt Alice?
(a) Max.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Cal.
(d) Earl.

3. When Julia arrives at her childhood home at the beginning of Chapter 16, who is waiting up for her?
(a) Max.
(b) Alice.
(c) Cal.
(d) Ellie.

4. In what location does Julia find Max when she goes to his house in Chapter 17?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the shower.
(c) In the pool.
(d) In the hot tub.

5. 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) Ellie comes to pick Julia up.
(c) Julia spends the night in Max's bedroom.
(d) Julia leaves hurriedly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verbal reaction does Alice have when she sees the one particular object that terrifies her completely?

2. Ellie recognizes George's full name because she associates him with what type of investigation?

3. What item does Julia name as being "integral to developing a sense of self" (243)?

4. Julia asks Max to promise that someday he will tell her more about what subject?

5. How does Ellie respond in Chapter 14 when Julia names a particular family member's words of comfort?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two words does Alice think in Chapter 20 upon becoming "lost in the sea of faces and bodies" (278)?

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

3. In what ways does Julia exhibit changes in her demeanor at the same time as Alice makes rapid progress?

4. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Julia sees Alice's progress as a continuum, rather than a journey with a fixed destination.

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

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

7. What major step does Julia tell Ellie she is planning to take "the day after Christmas" (282)?

8. In what way does Ellie surprise Julia in Chapter 14 and how does Julia react to the surprise?

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

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

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