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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. What was Tara's maternal grandmother called?

2. Which authors are quoted in the Epigraph?

3. Which speech impediment does Tyler have?

4. What did Tyler do to his meals so he could ingest them?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What surprised Tara about her singing?

7. What was Tara's father's problem with public education?

8. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

9. Why did Tara have trouble trusting her mother?

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

Explain Tara's father's personality. Why did people listen to him if his ideas were so far outside of the norm? Describe what made him be able to command a room.

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

Who are the most influential people on Tara's road to success? Would her educational achievements have been possible without support? Why would her family have tried to hold her back?

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