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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first play Shawn tried out for?
(a) Crimson.
(b) Carols.
(c) Carnival.
(d) Carousel.

2. What did the Weaver family believe in?
(a) Peace.
(b) Kindness.
(c) White supremacy.
(d) Equality.

3. What did Shawn say Sadie's eyes looked like?
(a) Funnels.
(b) Freaks
(c) Farts.
(d) Fish.

4. What did Tara's father accuse Tara of being when she returned from college?
(a) Lame.
(b) Pretty.
(c) Uppity.
(d) Smart.

5. What religious prophecy did Tara's father believe would be fulfilled?
(a) Krampus.
(b) Noah's Ark.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Second Coming of Christ.

6. What did Tara suffer under Shawn in "What We Whispered and What We Screamed"?
(a) Cold and cough.
(b) Trial and error.
(c) Hazing.
(d) Breaks, sprains, and humiliation.

7. Who was Tara called home to see in Chapters 24 and 25 and why?
(a) Her sister was deathly ill.
(b) Her father was badly burned.
(c) Her mother was badly burned.
(d) Her horse had two broken legs.

8. What did Shawn help Tara do with her horse?
(a) Brush him.
(b) Break him.
(c) Brand him.
(d) Sell her.

9. What did Tara do when Charles tried to be affectionate?
(a) Cried.
(b) Recoiled.
(c) Slapped him.
(d) Puked.

10. Who were Tara's roommates during second semester of college?
(a) Jenni, Megan, and Robin.
(b) Robin, Wright, and Penn.
(c) She did not return to school.
(d) She lived alone.

11. Where did Tara go with Shawn for work?
(a) Skateboarding.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Long-haul trucking.
(d) State fair.

12. Which scholarship did Tara win in "Graduation"?
(a) Nobel.
(b) Gracious.
(c) Gates.
(d) Godly.

13. What did Charles witness Shawn doing to Tara?
(a) Stealing her money.
(b) Reading to her.
(c) Verbally and physically abusing her.
(d) Cleaning for her.

14. What did Tara believe Shawn was seeking in his violence?
(a) Care.
(b) Control.
(c) Love.
(d) Luck.

15. Where did Robin encourage Tara to go?
(a) Home.
(b) Vacation.
(c) To the gym and to get sushi.
(d) Doctor, bishop, and counseling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tara not want to work for her father after she started college?

2. Which impending event caused Tara's father to buy a television?

3. Who did the bishop say could pay Tara's rent?

4. How did Tara describe the behavior of the other students on her Mormon campus?

5. Which of Tara's siblings got married in "Silence in the Churches"?

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