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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Audrey fight with her father?

2. What was Tara's maternal grandmother called?

3. What did Audrey do when she got her driver's license?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Tara have trouble trusting her mother?

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

8. What surprised Tara about her singing?

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

10. How did Tara's father put the whole family in danger when they drove home from Arizona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Tara's father's doomsday and End of the World preaching influence her choices? Link his outlook to her decision to forgive Shawn. Why does she try to convince herself Shawn was only harmful after his accident?

Essay Topic 2

Tara realized that pretending the abuse she suffered did not affect her in itself affected her. How did the environment she grew up in keep her quiet and in denial?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is Tara's father's reaction to her dance recital grounded in his religion? How is his overreaction an example of his own personally skewed impression of modesty? Is the title of the chapter consistent with his opinions?

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