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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. What was Shawn studying for while Tara was away at college?

3. Which of Tara's siblings got married in "Silence in the Churches"?

4. Who cracked Tara's neck?

5. Where did Tara go with Charles that she judged immoral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Robin's behavior toward Tara different than the way her other roommates treated her?

2. What did Tara question about her expected role as a female in her religion?

3. What was Tara's first impression of the people at Worm Creek Opera House?

4. What were Tara's injuries after the second car crash driving home from Arizona?

5. How were the Mormon students at school different than Tara?

6. How did Tara find out more information on the Weaver family?

7. Why was Tara upset with her mother regarding her knowledge of history?

8. Where did Tyler say Tara should go so she could be free?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Tara realized that pretending the abuse she suffered did not affect her in itself affected her. How did the environment she grew up in keep her quiet and in denial?

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