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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word refers to a woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities?
(a) Heroine.
(b) Patriarch.
(c) Matriarch.
(d) Goddess.

2. At the beginning of a narrative, what is the author's providing of some background information to the reader about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Climax.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Exposition.

3. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Anna says that she is afraid of whom?
(a) Her own thoughts.
(b) Freddy Kreuger.
(c) Dracula.
(d) Clowns.

4. In Chapter 4, Tara says that "invisible ____ had snuck into my brain."
(a) Doctors.
(b) Devils.
(c) Dictators.
(d) Demons.

5. What does Tara's mother do because of Tara's behavior at the carnival in Chapter 10?
(a) Shakes Tara.
(b) Punches Tara's father.
(c) Strangles Tara.
(d) Slaps Tara's father.

6. What word means to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes?
(a) Reflect.
(b) Replicate.
(c) Survey.
(d) Determine.

7. What classmates see Tara get reprimanded by her neighbor in Chapter 1?
(a) Richard and Sam.
(b) Kevin and Richard.
(c) Sam and Chuck.
(d) Chuck and Kevin.

8. Tara says that she has to warn Donna against what in Chapter 12?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Boys.
(d) Marijuana.

9. When Tara's father takes her to work with him, Tara is happy with the routine they get into of eating where in Chapter 8?
(a) Popalopagus' Gyro Shack.
(b) Captain Smitty's Seafood Dock.
(c) Cavaccio's Beef Stand.
(d) Burrito Gigante.

10. Why has Donna taken to wearing sunglasses all the time in Chapter 11?
(a) She had eye surgery.
(b) She is suffering from migraines.
(c) She thinks it looks cool.
(d) She wants to sleep in class.

11. Where is the American Legion headquartered?
(a) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Knoxville, Tennessee.
(d) St Louis, Missouri.

12. In Chapter 8, Tara says that her parents "release their anxiety by fighting about money, movies, friends" and what?
(a) "The car."
(b) "The news."
(c) "Sports."
(d) "Religion."

13. When Tara asks Donna why she hangs out with her, Donna says that she admires the way Tara can do what, in Chapter 12?
(a) Stay positive about the future.
(b) Remember numbers.
(c) Get lost in her head.
(d) Forget about the past.

14. What refers to distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune?
(a) Abstinence.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Obscurity.
(d) Confidence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Donna's last name?

2. Who says that she doesn't need to starve herself to feel special in Chapter 7?

3. Who gets angry at Tara and even threatens to kill her in Chapter 6?

4. What is Tara's least favorite class in Chapter 3?

5. To whom does Tara pray to when she is frightened at home alone in Chapter 8?

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