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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tara in the Prologue?
(a) 17.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 13.

2. What age was Tara when her mother stopped teaching her?
(a) 18.
(b) 1.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

3. Where did Tara's family live?
(a) Mountain.
(b) Valley.
(c) City.
(d) Cave.

4. Which food did Tara's father ban from their house?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Dairy.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Meat.

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

6. Which of Tara's siblings broke limbs and required a doctor?
(a) April.
(b) Tyler.
(c) Audrey.
(d) Terry.

7. What did Tyler do to his meals so he could ingest them?
(a) Chop.
(b) Juice.
(c) Fry.
(d) Bake.

8. What was Tara's mother's original outlook on homeschooling her children?
(a) Idealistic.
(b) Apprehensive.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Frightened.

9. What caused Tara's mother's memory loss?
(a) Brain injury.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Hereditary.

10. What happened to Luke when he was working with his dad on a car?
(a) He fell.
(b) He broke nose.
(c) He caught on fire.
(d) He lost a toe.

11. How did Tara feel she should behave in Tyler's presence?
(a) Timid.
(b) Graceful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

12. What did Tara's father believe would loose value?
(a) Car.
(b) Dollars.
(c) Brain.
(d) Syrup.

13. How was Tyler different than his siblings?
(a) He was a triplet.
(b) He was gentle.
(c) He was very short.
(d) He has freckles.

14. Which authors are quoted in the Epigraph?
(a) The Kowalski Sisters.
(b) Charlotte and Emily Bronte.
(c) Virginia Woolf and John Dewey.
(d) Nick and Norah.

15. What work does Tara find outside the home?
(a) Leading troops.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Teaching sign language.
(d) Babysitting and packing nuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play does Tara decide to try out for?

2. What did Tara's father name the formation in the mountain?

3. What is the pseudonym given to Tara's father?

4. Which jobs did Tara's father and brothers do?

5. What objects did Tara's father take when he found her with them?

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