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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tara's father says that Tara's mother has PMS, "which he defined as" what in Chapter 10?
(a) "Pretty Menace Syndrome."
(b) "Particularly Mundane Syndrome."
(c) "Periodically Mean Syndrome."
(d) "Perfectly Meticulous Syndrome."

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

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

4. When Tara describes the scene from the restaurant to a doctor in Chapter 16, what diagnosis does the doctor give for Tara?
(a) "Inconclusive."
(b) "Full blown Bipolar Disorder."
(c) "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder."
(d) "Borderline anorexia...anger issues."

5. In Chapter 8, Tara's father spends more and more time and energy transforming the American Legion into "a community center filled with life, laughter and piles of" what?
(a) Cash.
(b) Hope.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes?

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

3. Tara's mother tells Tara that she did what when she was young in Chapter 3?

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

5. What is the name of Tara's little sister?

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