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

2. What happened to Tyler's teeth in the car accident?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Blackened.
(c) Chipped.
(d) Knocked loose.

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

4. Which authors are quoted in the Epigraph?
(a) Virginia Woolf and John Dewey.
(b) Nick and Norah.
(c) Charlotte and Emily Bronte.
(d) The Kowalski Sisters.

5. Which food did Tara's father ban from their house?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Meat.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Dairy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tara's mother take the family to Arizona in "Apache Women"?

2. Which speech impediment does Tyler have?

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

4. What did Tyler share with Tara?

5. What was the name of the peak Tara adored in her youth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What surprised Tara about her singing?

9. How did Tyler behave when his father berated him for wanting an education?

10. Why did Tara have trouble trusting her mother?

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