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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tyler share with Tara?
(a) Music.
(b) Mayhem.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Marriage.

2. What did Audrey do when she got her driver's license?
(a) Run away.
(b) Start dating.
(c) Destroy her license.
(d) Get jobs.

3. Who was driving the car when it crashed coming home from Arizona?
(a) Tyler.
(b) Tara's father.
(c) Tara's mother.
(d) Tara.

4. Which subject did Tyler fall in love with?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Social Studies.
(c) German.
(d) Algebra.

5. Who became the grunts when Luke became the eldest son at home?
(a) Richard and Minnie.
(b) Luke and Laura.
(c) Tara and Richard.
(d) Faye and Gene.

6. Which category does Educated fit under?
(a) Anthology.
(b) Biography.
(c) Memoir.
(d) Scripture.

7. What play does Tara decide to try out for?
(a) Annie.
(b) Les Miserables.
(c) Whistle Down the Wind.
(d) Rent.

8. Why did Tara's mother take the family to Arizona in "Apache Women"?
(a) Her father moved out.
(b) Her mother was working.
(c) Their house sold.
(d) Her father was depressed.

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

10. What does Tara's father accuse his mother of being?
(a) Angel.
(b) Sacrilegious.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Illuminati.

11. What was a result of Tara's father's recklessness in the junkyard?
(a) Fun.
(b) Learning.
(c) Injuries.
(d) Treasure.

12. How old was Tara when she began scrapping metal?
(a) She did not scrap.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

13. What did Tara's father say would protect her from harm?
(a) Sun.
(b) Angels.
(c) Devils.
(d) Moon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What outward sign of injury was present in Tara's mother?

2. Which of Tara's brothers left home before Tyler?

3. Which speech impediment does Tyler have?

4. Who did Tara's mother begin working with?

5. How did Tara feel she should behave in Tyler's presence?

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