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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Tara repeat her prayers before leaving the house when she's afraid in Chapter 8?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

3. Who does Tara's mother run to after a scene at the carnival in Chapter 10?
(a) Mr. Philips.
(b) Dr. Rosenbaum.
(c) Tara's father.
(d) Greta.

4. What is Tara's least favorite class in Chapter 3?
(a) Math.
(b) Gym.
(c) Science.
(d) English.

5. Tara's father says that Tara's mother has PMS, "which he defined as" what in Chapter 10?
(a) "Pretty Menace Syndrome."
(b) "Particularly Mundane Syndrome."
(c) "Periodically Mean Syndrome."
(d) "Perfectly Meticulous Syndrome."

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

7. What is a form of dermatitis or inflammation of the epidermis (skin)?
(a) Psoriasis.
(b) Impetigo.
(c) Eczema.
(d) Rosacea.

8. When Tara asks Donna why she hangs out with her, Donna says that she admires the way Tara can do what, in Chapter 12?
(a) Remember numbers.
(b) Forget about the past.
(c) Stay positive about the future.
(d) Get lost in her head.

9. Who asks Tara whether she has ever stolen anything in Chapter 12?
(a) Greta.
(b) Donna.
(c) Father O'Malley.
(d) Tara's mother.

10. Who is on a volleyball team in Chapter 9?
(a) Kristin.
(b) Anna.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Greta.

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

12. Who believes that catechism is making Tara like this in Chapter 6?
(a) Tara's uncle.
(b) Tara's aunt.
(c) Tara's father.
(d) Tara's mother.

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

14. Tara asks Donna how she can do what after going to Communion in Chapter 11?
(a) Use drugs.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Watch television.

15. Chapter 3 starts in what grade, which Tara says that is the best year of her life?
(a) Seventh.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Fourth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What school friend of Tara's is concerned with her weight?

3. 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?

4. What did Donna call Tara because she looked spongy and blond in Chapter 11?

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

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