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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 outward sign of injury was present in Tara's mother?
(a) Hair loss.
(b) Dark circles around her eyes.
(c) Crutches.
(d) Limp.

2. What was Tara's paternal grandmother called?
(a) Grandma Moses.
(b) Hillbilly Gran.
(c) Grandma-down-the-hill.
(d) Granny Hilly.

3. Which ailment did Tara's mother continue to suffer from?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Back pain.
(c) Hernias.
(d) Hemorrhoids.

4. Which point of view is the story told from?
(a) Third Person.
(b) Fourth Person.
(c) Second Person.
(d) First Person.

5. What was the name of the peak Tara adored in her youth?
(a) Muck Duck.
(b) Luck Peak.
(c) Buck's Peak.
(d) Chuck's Nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Tara's brother's had a severe learning disability?

2. What type of jobs did Tara's two oldest brother's have?

3. What subjects did Tyler teach himself?

4. What age was Tara when her mother stopped teaching her?

5. Which sibling did Tara often roam the hills with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tara worry about when Tyler decided to go to college?

2. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

3. What was Tara's father's upbringing like?

4. How did Tyler behave when his father berated him for wanting an education?

5. What made Tara's family different from other families she knew?

6. What traumatized Tara about her father's story in Chapter One?

7. What surprised Tara about her singing?

8. How did Tara's father put the whole family in danger when they drove home from Arizona?

9. Why was Tara's mother attracted to Tara's father when they met?

10. Why did Tyler use some of his savings to buy silver?

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