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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tara asks Donna how she can do what after going to Communion in Chapter 11?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Watch television.
(d) Use drugs.

2. In Chapter 15, after Christmas, Tara doesn't feel she can open any door until she has repeated a routine in which she places her fingers on the door how?
(a) From left to right.
(b) All at the same time.
(c) One at a time.
(d) With the same pressure on each finger.

3. 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) Food.
(b) Hope.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Cash.

4. Who is the captain of the volleyball team in Chapter 3?
(a) Anna.
(b) Kristin.
(c) Wendy.
(d) Keesha.

5. What did Donna call Tara because she looked spongy and blond in Chapter 11?
(a) A pound cake.
(b) A ding dong.
(c) A Twinkie.
(d) A sea cucumber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 starts in what grade, which Tara says that is the best year of her life?

2. When Tara describes the scene from the restaurant to a doctor in Chapter 16, what diagnosis does the doctor give for Tara?

3. Who does the pharmacist from the drug store turn out to be in Chapter 22?

4. What part of the narrative of literature or drama takes place when the basic internal conflict is complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts?

5. What classmates see Tara get reprimanded by her neighbor in Chapter 1?

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