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

2. How did Tara feel she should behave in Tyler's presence?
(a) Timid.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Graceful.

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

4. What was Tara's mother's original outlook on homeschooling her children?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Apprehensive.
(c) Idealistic.
(d) Disgusted.

5. What work does Tara find outside the home?
(a) Leading troops.
(b) Teaching sign language.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Babysitting and packing nuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Tara's siblings had attended formal schooling together?

2. Why did Audrey fight with her father?

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

4. Which of Tara's brother's had a severe learning disability?

5. Which category does Educated fit under?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Tara worry about when Tyler decided to go to college?

3. What surprised Tara about her singing?

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

5. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

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

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

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

9. Why did Tara's mother agree to let her children be home schooled?

10. What was Tara's father's relationship with his mother?

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