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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, Anna says that she is afraid of whom?
(a) Clowns.
(b) Freddy Kreuger.
(c) Her own thoughts.
(d) Dracula.

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

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

5. 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) Stay positive about the future.
(b) Get lost in her head.
(c) Forget about the past.
(d) Remember numbers.

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

7. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

9. What catch phrase does Tara begin hearing over and over in her head as described in Chapter 1?
(a) "Sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me."
(b) "Step on a crack, break your mother's back."
(c) "I'm rubber, you're glue, what you say bounces off me and sticks to you."
(d) "Mary, Mary, quite contrary."

10. What classmates see Tara get reprimanded by her neighbor in Chapter 1?
(a) Richard and Sam.
(b) Sam and Chuck.
(c) Kevin and Richard.
(d) Chuck and Kevin.

11. What word means to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes?
(a) Replicate.
(b) Reflect.
(c) Determine.
(d) Survey.

12. Why has Donna taken to wearing sunglasses all the time in Chapter 11?
(a) She is suffering from migraines.
(b) She wants to sleep in class.
(c) She had eye surgery.
(d) She thinks it looks cool.

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

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

15. What is, according to a Christian theological doctrine, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man?
(a) Sin of the Rapture.
(b) Easter sin.
(c) Diabolical sin.
(d) Original sin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What verb means to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble?

3. To whom does Tara pray to when she is frightened at home alone in Chapter 8?

4. Who is on a volleyball team in Chapter 9?

5. What refers to the part of narrative where the main part happens or the most dramatic part?

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