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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. Which boy was Tara interested in at the Opera House?

2. Why did Tara not want to work for her father after she started college?

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

4. Which role did Tara get in the play "Annie"?

5. Which impending event caused Tara's father to buy a television?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tara determined that decisions and events shape lives. How was her life shaped by the beliefs and traditions in her family? What examples did Tara have of her older siblings breaking free of the family?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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