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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the children in Tara's family not go to the doctor?
(a) The children wanted to be sick.
(b) They were afraid of needles.
(c) Their mother was a psychiatrist.
(d) Their father did not trust doctors.

2. Why was Tara's mother drawn to the basement?
(a) The washer.
(b) Dark and quiet.
(c) The mice.
(d) Loud and vibrant.

3. What did Tara's father expect to fail?
(a) World of War.
(b) World of Men.
(c) Warlocks.
(d) War of Men.

4. Which event did Tara's family make preparations for?
(a) Day-Glo Nation.
(b) Day of the Dead.
(c) Daylight Savings.
(d) Days of Abomination.

5. What did Tara say her life was ruled by?
(a) Seances.
(b) Sandstorms.
(c) Cycle of the Seasons.
(d) Sound of Silence.

6. Why did Audrey fight with her father?
(a) He controlled her.
(b) They did not fight.
(c) She punched him.
(d) Their mother favored Audrey.

7. Which point of view is the story told from?
(a) First Person.
(b) Third Person.
(c) Second Person.
(d) Fourth Person.

8. Which type of book is Educated?
(a) Fiction.
(b) Instructional.
(c) Travel.
(d) Nonfiction.

9. Which speech impediment does Tyler have?
(a) Lisp.
(b) Mute.
(c) Stutter.
(d) He does not have one.

10. Which device does the author use to further explain information?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Footnote.
(c) Aside.
(d) Poetry.

11. Who did Tara's mother begin working with?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Midwife.

12. What is the pseudonym given to Tara's mother?
(a) Friar.
(b) Fannie.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Faye.

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

14. What did Tara's family pack in their emergency bags?
(a) Gold and diamonds.
(b) Money and snacks.
(c) Milk and honey.
(d) Rations and weapons.

15. What helped Tara's mother's headaches?
(a) Heat.
(b) Rice bags.
(c) Essential oils.
(d) Neti pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which subject did Tyler fall in love with?

2. Which technique does the author predominately use to explain the past?

3. What happened to Tyler's teeth in the car accident?

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

5. Which sibling did Tara often roam the hills with?

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