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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Poltergeist.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. Where is the American Legion headquartered?
(a) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(b) Knoxville, Tennessee.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) St Louis, Missouri.

3. In Chapter 7, Tara says that the summer between fifth and sixth grades was almost normal, although she would not do what?
(a) Read at the library.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Go places with her friends.
(d) Swim at the pool.

4. What does Tara take from a store in Chapter 12?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A hat.
(c) Mascara.
(d) Shoes.

5. What is Tara's least favorite class in Chapter 3?
(a) Math.
(b) Gym.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Keesha says that she is afraid of whom?

3. Tara says that she has to warn Donna against what in Chapter 12?

4. What does Tara begin doing on the way home from dinner in Chapter 16?

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?

(see the answer key)

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