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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a form of dermatitis or inflammation of the epidermis (skin)?
(a) Eczema.
(b) Psoriasis.
(c) Impetigo.
(d) Rosacea.

2. What is the name of the priest Tara goes to for confession in the novel?
(a) Father DeLuca.
(b) Father Matthews.
(c) Father Cartwright.
(d) Father O'Malley.

3. Tara says that she doesn't tell her mother that she worries all the time, but by what month does school begin getting harder for her in Chapter 3?
(a) July.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) September.

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

5. Tara tells her parents that the teacher told the class to call the police if they saw their parents doing what in Chapter 3?
(a) Using drugs.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Littering.
(d) Stealing cable television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tara's mother asks her what happened to whom in Chapter 4, causing Tara to lie in response?

2. What catch phrase does Tara begin hearing over and over in her head as described in Chapter 1?

3. What is, according to a Christian theological doctrine, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man?

4. What do Tara's friends invite her to do for their Little League games in Chapter 4?

5. What is Tara's last name in the novel?

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