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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. Celebrations of what holiday are featured within Chapters 19 and 20?
(a) Easter.
(b) St. Patrick's Day.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Christmas.

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

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

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

5. To what location does Julia throw the object that terrifies Alice in Chapter 12?
(a) Into the sink.
(b) Into the hallway.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) Out the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julia's visit to Max's house one evening end in Chapter 17?

2. Julia states in Chapter 18 that Alice had taken what action against Julia the previous day?

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

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

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

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 triumph does Julia report to Max when she goes to visit him in Chapter 17?

3. To what object does Alice object so strongly that Julia must throw it into the hallway in order to get Alice to calm down?

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

5. What is revealed to be the reason behind Alice's fear of making noise?

6. What had been the cause of the break-up between Julia and Philip?

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

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

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

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

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