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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 old was Tara when she began scrapping metal?

3. Which device does the author use to further explain information?

4. What method did the children use to learn?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Tara about her singing?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Tara have trouble trusting her mother?

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

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

10. What led to Tara taking dance lessons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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.

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