1. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Simile.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Foreshadowing.

2. What do Tara's friends invite her to do for their Little League games in Chapter 4?
(a) Keep score.
(b) Coach the team.
(c) Play pitcher.
(d) Play catcher.

3. Chapter 3 starts in what grade, which Tara says that is the best year of her life?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Seventh.

4. What school friend of Tara's is described as black and dramatic in personality?
(a) Keesha.
(b) Wendy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Kristin.

5. Tara says that she doesn't tell her mother that she worries all the time, but by what month does school begin getting harder for her in Chapter 3?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) January.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea?

2. Tara's mother tells Tara that she did what when she was young in Chapter 3?

3. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?

4. What is the name of the priest Tara goes to for confession in the novel?

5. Tara says that she is sent to what classes starting in first grade in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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