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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. When Tara leaves Sam in Chapter 23, he slams the door in her face and then reopens it and they do what?

2. Who does Tara ask to walk home with her after class in Chapter 21?

3. Tara blames her friend's pregnancy on whom in Chapter 23?

4. In what grade is Tara in Chapter 13?

5. What kind of therapy involves exposing yourself to the thing you are most afraid of, and realizing that it is irrational?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the book's Afterword? Who is it written by and what does it contain?

2. How does Tara's treatment with Susan Leopardi begin in Chapter 20?

3. What does Mr. Jacobson make of Tara in Chapter 17? What questions does he ask her?

4. How has Tara's emotional life evolved in Chapter 13?

5. What does Tara go with Donna to purchase in Chapter 20? Why?

6. How does Tara relate her school studies to her own life in Chapter 21?

7. What does Sam bring Tara in Chapter 22? Why?

8. What do Tara and Donna spend Christmas doing in Chapter 14? What does Tara ask Donna?

9. What conflict takes place between Tara and her father in Chapter 17?

10. How does Christmas Day end for Tara in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss intrusive thoughts as symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. How are intrusive thoughts defined? How are these symptomatic of OCD? How do intrusive thoughts differ from things like a passing crush or worry about a test? What are examples of intrusive thoughts in Tara's character?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the family of Donna to Tara's family. How are Donna's parents similar to Tara's? How do they differ? How does Donna feel about her mother versus her father? Do these feelings correspond to Tara's? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze Tara's first experiences with stealing. What drives Tara back to confess in Chapter 12? How does this reflect Tara's morals? How does Father O'Malley react to Tara's confession? When before has Tara discussed the priest? What are her feelings about him?

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