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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. Where did Tara go after Emily and Shawn announce their engagement?

2. Who stood up to Shawn when he was hurting Tara?

3. What did Tara take for her strep and mono?

4. What did Tara suffer under Shawn in "What We Whispered and What We Screamed"?

5. Why did Shawn return home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Tara view Shawn after he successfully cracked her neck?

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

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

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

In what ways is Tara's father's reaction to her dance recital grounded in his religion? How is his overreaction an example of his own personally skewed impression of modesty? Is the title of the chapter consistent with his opinions?

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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