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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. Which subject did Tyler fall in love with?

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

3. What helped Tara's mother's headaches?

4. What is the pseudonym given to Tara's mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What led to Tara taking dance lessons?

3. Why did Tyler use some of his savings to buy silver?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What surprised Tara about her singing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How are Tara's mother and father similar in their obsessive behaviors? Relate Tara's mother's energy work to Tara's father's fervent biblical interpretations.

Essay Topic 3

How did Tara's family relate the signs of spring to the nomadic Indians? In what ways did Tara's family live in tune with nature? Did Tara's upbringing make her feel close to the natural world?

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