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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. Who buys Tara a leotard and jazz shoes?

2. What method did the children use to learn?

3. What did Tara's father believe would loose value?

4. Which point of view is the story told from?

5. What was Tara's mother's original outlook on homeschooling her children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why was Tara's mother attracted to Tara's father when they met?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it that the more Tara learns about the world the less power her parents have over her? In what ways do her father's fears that society will change his children become true for Tara? Is she corrupted or enlightened?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tara's father show that he takes no blame for his children being harmed in his care? Who does he put the blame on when accidents happen? Should he be held responsible for the injuries he has inflicted?

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