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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Grandma-down-the-hill want to take Tara?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Califonia.

2. Which ailment did Tara's mother continue to suffer from?
(a) Back pain.
(b) Hernias.
(c) Hemorrhoids.
(d) Migraines.

3. What religion did Tara grow up in?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Tara find outside the home?

2. What did Tara's mother have installed when she began working?

3. Who was driving the car when it crashed coming home from Arizona?

4. Which book did Tara's father often read?

5. What helped Tara's mother's headaches?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tara worry would happen if she left the mountain?

2. What led to Tara taking dance lessons?

3. What made Tara's family different from other families she knew?

4. What did grandma-down-the-hill plan for Tara in Chapter One?

5. Why did Tara have trouble trusting her mother?

6. What was Tara's father's upbringing like?

7. What was Tara's father's problem with public education?

8. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

9. Why did Tara choose to stay home instead of go to Arizona?

10. Why did Tyler use some of his savings to buy silver?

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