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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. What did the police think was strange about the van in "Shield of Feathers"?

3. Which world altering events was Tara unfamiliar with until college?

4. What study technique was Tara primarily doing when she started college?

5. Where did Robin encourage Tara to go?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What therapy did Tara's father recommend for her tonsils?

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

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

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

9. What rumors did Tara hear about Shawn from the people in town?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Tara and some of her siblings not have birth certificates? Explain the methods Tara's mother employed to get the documents. How was Tara's identity connected to her legitimacy on paper?

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

Explain Tara's father's personality. Why did people listen to him if his ideas were so far outside of the norm? Describe what made him be able to command a room.

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