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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. Which of Tara's siblings had attended formal schooling together?
(a) All of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) Three oldest.
(d) Three youngest.

2. What lessons does Tara take after dance?
(a) Voice.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Tap.
(d) Softball.

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

4. What outward sign of injury was present in Tara's mother?
(a) Dark circles around her eyes.
(b) Crutches.
(c) Limp.
(d) Hair loss.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of jobs did Tara's two oldest brother's have?

2. Which category does Educated fit under?

3. Which authors are quoted in the Epigraph?

4. What did Tara's family pack in their emergency bags?

5. Why was Tara's mother drawn to the basement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which New Age philosophy did Tara's mother practice?

2. What was Tara's opinion of her maternal grandparents?

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

4. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

5. What traumatized Tara about her father's story in Chapter One?

6. What surprised Tara about her singing?

7. What safety measures did Tara's father strip from her?

8. How did Tara's parents support her decision to audition for Annie?

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

10. Why was Tara's grandma-over-in-town deemed unmarriageable when she was young?

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