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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 did Shawn wait for to leave before he harmed Tara?

2. Which scholarship did Tara win in "Graduation"?

3. Which dangerous machine was Luke running when he was injured in "No More a Child"?

4. Why was Charles upset with Tara's parents?

5. What was the first play Shawn tried out for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shawn tell Tara he wanted to change?

2. How did Tara's fear of failing manifest itself?

3. What kind of relationship did Tara have with the bishop?

4. How was Tara able to attend college without a formal education?

5. What did Tara's Grandpa-down-the-hill do with most of the wild horses he rounded up?

6. What were some of the ways Shawn was manipulative toward Sadie?

7. What did Tara's father believe people should have a ten-year supply of?

8. What was Emily's outlook regarding her relationship with Shawn?

9. In Chapter 12, what did Shawn do when Tara refused to apologize?

10. What were some reasons Tara's father insisted she work for him when she returned home on breaks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Tara's father's doomsday and End of the World preaching influence her choices? Link his outlook to her decision to forgive Shawn. Why does she try to convince herself Shawn was only harmful after his accident?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What was the purpose of Tara's grandma-down-the-hill explaining the Apache women's tears? How could the story relate to the feelings her grandma has about her son pulling away from reality?

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