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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Tara's neighbor who sees her fleeing from her friend in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Phillips.
(b) Mrs. Scott.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mrs. Jones.

2. 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) Yelling.
(b) Using drugs.
(c) Stealing cable television.
(d) Littering.

3. Tara fears that her parents will do what in Chapter 6?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Have her committed.
(c) Send her to boarding school.
(d) Move to Reno.

4. Who gets angry at Tara and even threatens to kill her in Chapter 6?
(a) Tara's father.
(b) Tara's brother.
(c) Tara's sister.
(d) Tara's mother.

5. Chapter 3 starts in what grade, which Tara says that is the best year of her life?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Second.
(d) Fifth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wonders if Tara's condition is their fault in Chapter 6?

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

3. What refers to the act of holding back, controlling, or checking?

4. 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?

5. What verb means to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble?

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