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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to beat up Tara's parents for her in Chapter 6?
(a) Kristin.
(b) Greta.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Sister Margaret.

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

3. What school does Donna attend in Chapter 11?
(a) St. Christopher Center for Learning.
(b) St. Francis School.
(c) Academy of St. Paul.
(d) St. Mark's Academy.

4. What does Emily interrupt Tara from doing compulsively in Chapter 1?
(a) Arranging the dishes.
(b) Counting.
(c) Washing her hands.
(d) Arranging the food.

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

6. How old is Tara when she meets Donna in Chapter 11?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

7. Tara fears that her parents will do what in Chapter 6?
(a) Have her committed.
(b) Move to Reno.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Send her to boarding school.

8. 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) Poltergeist.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Oxymoron.

9. Tara says that she has to warn Donna against what in Chapter 12?
(a) Boys.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Marijuana.

10. What nun does Tara have negative thoughts about in Chapter 5?
(a) Sister Mary.
(b) Sister Margaret.
(c) Sister Gretchen.
(d) Sister Sarah.

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

12. How old is Donna when Tara meets her in Chapter 11?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

13. Tara says that she spent a lot of time with her mother until when, in Chapter 2?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Third grade.

14. Who approaches Tara angry because they don't hang out anymore in Chapter 12?
(a) Greta.
(b) Keesha.
(c) Kristin.
(d) Anna.

15. 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) Denouement.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Climax.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tara thinks "Keesha is" what in Chapter 5?

2. Who wonders if Tara's condition is their fault in Chapter 6?

3. Tara is afraid of the germs where in Chapter 3?

4. What is the carnival in celebration of that Tara's family attends in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Tara's mother get a job in Chapter 8?

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