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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 is the pseudonym given to Tara's mother?

2. Which speech impediment does Tyler have?

3. Why did Tara's mother take the family to Arizona in "Apache Women"?

4. What objects did Tara's father take when he found her with them?

5. Which fictional family did Tara's father tell her were freedom fighters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

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

4. What did Tara worry would happen if she left the mountain?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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