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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 happened to Luke when he was working with his dad on a car?

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

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

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

5. Which ailment did Tara's mother continue to suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

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

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

4. What led to Tara taking dance lessons?

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

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

7. What surprised Tara about her singing?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lessons did Tara learn about her grandmothers as she grew older? How did the family dynamics her parents came from shape her own beliefs about loyalty and connection?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Tara's father think women should not work outside the home? How did he convey his beliefs to his family? How did her father justify her mother's work as a midwife?

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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