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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 did Tara's father accuse Tara of being when she returned from college?

2. Who did Charles tell Tara he loved?

3. How did Tara get accustomed to Shawn in the house when he moved back home?

4. Who did Tara look to for how she should behave during her puberty years?

5. Who was driving the car when it crashed in "Shield of Feathers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tara sensor herself when she got back together with Charles?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What steps did Tara take when she decided she would experiment with normality?

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

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

In the Epigraph, Virginia Woolf’s quote is about the past and John Dewey’s quote is about education. Explain why the author used these two quotes. How do they represent the entirety of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Tara's mother does things in secret to aid her children, but usually crumbles when confronted by her husband. How is this dynamic confusing to the rest of the family? Is it helpful, hurtful, or both?

Essay Topic 3

How did Tara's family relate the signs of spring to the nomadic Indians? In what ways did Tara's family live in tune with nature? Did Tara's upbringing make her feel close to the natural world?

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