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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Keesha says that she is afraid of whom?
(a) Dracula.
(b) Freddy Kreuger.
(c) Her own thoughts.
(d) Clowns.

2. Who gets sick of Tara's counting cracks and causes a rift between the two in Chapter 9?
(a) Kristin.
(b) Keesha.
(c) Anna.
(d) Greta.

3. What is the name of Tara's neighbor who sees her fleeing from her friend in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Phillips.
(b) Mrs. Jones.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mrs. Scott.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What school friend of Tara's is concerned with her weight?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Kristin.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Anna.

12. What is Tara's last name in the novel?
(a) DeLuca.
(b) Krueger.
(c) Jacobson.
(d) Sullivan.

13. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Anna says that she is afraid of whom?
(a) Freddy Kreuger.
(b) Her own thoughts.
(c) Clowns.
(d) Dracula.

14. What refers to distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune?
(a) Obscurity.
(b) Abstinence.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Anxiety.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Tara says that her parents "release their anxiety by fighting about money, movies, friends" and what?

2. What is Donna's last name?

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

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

5. Who says that she doesn't need to starve herself to feel special in Chapter 7?

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