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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Climax.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Exposition.

2. Who gets angry at Tara and even threatens to kill her in Chapter 6?
(a) Tara's sister.
(b) Tara's mother.
(c) Tara's brother.
(d) Tara's father.

3. When Tara's father takes her to work with him, Tara is happy with the routine they get into of eating where in Chapter 8?
(a) Captain Smitty's Seafood Dock.
(b) Burrito Gigante.
(c) Cavaccio's Beef Stand.
(d) Popalopagus' Gyro Shack.

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

5. Who does Tara go to speak to after leaving the store in Chapter 12?
(a) Tara's mother.
(b) Father O'Malley.
(c) Greta.
(d) Tara's father.

6. 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) Insanity.
(b) Psychosis.
(c) Depressive behavior.
(d) Compulsive behavior.

7. What diagnosis does the family internist give for Tara's condition in Chapter 6?
(a) "Bipolar Disorder."
(b) "Depression with suicidal tendencies."
(c) "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder."
(d) "Insecurities and self-esteem problems."

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

9. Tara sees "the kindness and generosity underneath" Donna's what, in Chapter 11?
(a) "Tough-girl act."
(b) "Gothic makeup."
(c) "Poor me attitude."
(d) "Evil thinking."

10. Who confronts Tara about her eccentric behavior in Chapter 4?
(a) Keesha.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Paul.
(d) Donna.

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

12. Keesha does not allow Tara to walk where alone in Chapter 5?
(a) School.
(b) The pool.
(c) Catechism class.
(d) Church.

13. What refers to content underneath the spoken dialogue?
(a) Mirror text.
(b) Supertext.
(c) Ghost text.
(d) Subtext.

14. What is the name of Tara's little sister?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Greta.
(c) Kristin.
(d) Anna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What school friend of Tara's is described as black and dramatic in personality?

2. In Chapter 6, in fear of her sinful thoughts, Tara says that she begins to do what?

3. Who gets sick of Tara's counting cracks and causes a rift between the two in Chapter 9?

4. What does Tara do after stealing in Chapter 12?

5. What catch phrase does Tara begin hearing over and over in her head as described in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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