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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a girl makes fun of her after the school year starts, who knocks the girl down in Chapter 7?
(a) Keesha.
(b) Anna.
(c) Greta.
(d) Wendy.

2. Who believes that Tara's condition is just a passing stage in Chapter 6?
(a) Greta.
(b) Tara's mother.
(c) Sam.
(d) Tara's father.

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

4. Tara's mother tells Tara that she did what when she was young in Chapter 3?
(a) Joined the army.
(b) Ran away from home.
(c) Beat up a bully.
(d) Smoked pot.

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

6. Who has a heart attack in Chapter 10?
(a) Tara's uncle.
(b) Tara's father.
(c) Tara's mother.
(d) Tara's grandfather.

7. 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) Climax.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Denouement.

8. When was the American Legion founded?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1855.

9. Tara's parents send her to a psychiatrist who is very what, in Chapter 8?
(a) Untidy.
(b) Thin.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Mysterious.

10. To whom does Tara pray to when she is frightened at home alone in Chapter 8?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Jesus.

11. What refers to behavior in which a person acts in a certain way not because they want to, but because they feel they have to do so?
(a) Depressive behavior.
(b) Psychosis.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Compulsive behavior.

12. What verb means to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble?
(a) Dismay.
(b) Castrate.
(c) Abandon.
(d) Authorize.

13. What does Tara do after stealing in Chapter 12?
(a) Calls the police.
(b) Returns and confesses.
(c) Sits down and cries.
(d) Runs as fast as she can.

14. What is Donna's last name?
(a) O'Malley.
(b) Leopardi.
(c) Jacobson.
(d) DeLuca.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is a form of dermatitis or inflammation of the epidermis (skin)?

3. When Tara and her friends are looking at magazines in Chapter 7, who exclaims how good the models look?

4. What refers to the act of holding back, controlling, or checking?

5. What does Tara take from a store in Chapter 12?

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