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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the priest Tara goes to for confession in the novel?
(a) Father Cartwright.
(b) Father DeLuca.
(c) Father O'Malley.
(d) Father Matthews.

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

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

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) Remember numbers.
(c) Get lost in her head.
(d) Forget about the past.

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

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

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

9. What does Tara do when her mother curses, causing Tara's mother anger in Chapter 10?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Cries.
(c) Prays.
(d) Frowns.

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

11. What does Tara take from a store in Chapter 12?
(a) Mascara.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A hat.
(d) Jewelry.

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

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

14. What does the psychiatrist diagnose Tara with in Chapter 8?
(a) Depression.
(b) Attention Deficit Disorder and immaturity.
(c) Bipolar Disorder.
(d) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

15. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?
(a) Symbol.
(b) Extrapole.
(c) Paradism.
(d) Cosmos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Keesha call Tara in Chapter 5?

2. What word means to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes?

3. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

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

5. Who believes that catechism is making Tara like this in Chapter 6?

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