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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Tara says that her parents "release their anxiety by fighting about money, movies, friends" and what?
(a) "The car."
(b) "Sports."
(c) "Religion."
(d) "The news."

2. Who does Tara ask if they think she is crazy in Chapter 6?
(a) Anna.
(b) Kristin.
(c) Greta.
(d) Keesha.

3. Tara's mother asks her what happened to whom in Chapter 4, causing Tara to lie in response?
(a) Sister Margaret.
(b) Mrs. Scott.
(c) Mr. Jacobson.
(d) Father O'Malley.

4. What catch phrase does Tara begin hearing over and over in her head as described in Chapter 1?
(a) "Sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me."
(b) "I'm rubber, you're glue, what you say bounces off me and sticks to you."
(c) "Mary, Mary, quite contrary."
(d) "Step on a crack, break your mother's back."

5. What refers to distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Obscurity.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Abstinence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

2. Keesha does not allow Tara to walk where alone in Chapter 5?

3. Where did Tara sleep the night after the carnival in Chapter 10?

4. Who says that she doesn't need to starve herself to feel special in Chapter 7?

5. Tara's mother gets a note from her teacher accusing Tara of not paying attention when she is comforting herself by doing what in Chapter 3?

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