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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 the children in Tara's family not go to the doctor?

2. How old was Tara in the Prologue?

3. Which type of book is Educated?

4. How did Tara feel she should behave in Tyler's presence?

5. Where did Grandma-down-the-hill want to take Tara?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What surprised Tara about her singing?

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

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

6. What goal did Tara's father have for his family's independence?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the Epigraph, Virginia Woolf’s quote is about the past and John Dewey’s quote is about education. Explain why the author used these two quotes. How do they represent the entirety of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Tara determined that decisions and events shape lives. How was her life shaped by the beliefs and traditions in her family? What examples did Tara have of her older siblings breaking free of the family?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Tara see Shawn as a protective father after not knowing him for so many years? How did Shawn fulfill the role of both protector and abuser? Why is that combination so dangerous?

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