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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cracked Tara's neck?

2. Where did Tara go with Charles that she judged immoral?

3. Which college friend did Tara think was most like her?

4. What did Tara take for her strep and mono?

5. Why did Tara's horse go berserk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Tara able to attend college without a formal education?

2. What were Tara's injuries after the second car crash driving home from Arizona?

3. How did Tara find out more information on the Weaver family?

4. What did Tara's Grandpa-down-the-hill do with most of the wild horses he rounded up?

5. How did Tara's fear of failing manifest itself?

6. What was Emily's outlook regarding her relationship with Shawn?

7. How did Tara view Shawn after he successfully cracked her neck?

8. What rumors did Tara hear about Shawn from the people in town?

9. What were some of the ways Shawn was manipulative toward Sadie?

10. What therapy did Tara's father recommend for her tonsils?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tara's mother does things in secret to aid her children, but usually crumbles when confronted by her husband. How is this dynamic confusing to the rest of the family? Is it helpful, hurtful, or both?

Essay Topic 2

How does guilt play a role in Tara's father's control over her? Analyze examples of times when her father uses his religious and patriarchal views to keep Tara from growing and changing.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Tara's father's personality. Why did people listen to him if his ideas were so far outside of the norm? Describe what made him be able to command a room.

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