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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 jobs did Tara's father and brothers do?

2. Which speech impediment does Tyler have?

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

4. What did Audrey do when she got her driver's license?

5. Which event did Tara's family make preparations for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Tyler behave when his father berated him for wanting an education?

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

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

7. What traumatized Tara about her father's story in Chapter One?

8. What led to Tara taking dance lessons?

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

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

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

Why did Tara's mother and brother Tyler not go to the hospital after the car accident? What responsibility did her father have to his injured family? What feeling did you have as you read about the long-term ramifications from the accident?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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