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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. In Chapter 21, Tara says that she's studying what in school?
(a) English poetry.
(b) Geometry.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) Physics.

2. What does Donna ask Tara if she has in Chapter 11?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) A match.
(c) A snack.
(d) A math book.

3. 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."

4. In Chapter 4, Tara invents excuses why she cannot walk with people, while she devotes all her attention to doing what?
(a) Counting the birds flying by.
(b) Counting the cracks in the sidewalk.
(c) Counting people with black shoes.
(d) Counting the cars driving by.

5. At the beginning of a narrative, what is the author's providing of some background information to the reader about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Rising action.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Climax.
(d) Denouement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tara blames her friend's pregnancy on whom in Chapter 23?

2. What diagnosis does the family internist give for Tara's condition in Chapter 6?

3. Why does Tara not eat at dinner with her family in Chapter 16?

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

5. Where do Tara and Donna go shopping in Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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