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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Donna call Tara because she looked spongy and blond in Chapter 11?
(a) A Twinkie.
(b) A sea cucumber.
(c) A pound cake.
(d) A ding dong.

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

3. What refers to the part of narrative where the main part happens or the most dramatic part?
(a) Climax.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Exposition.

4. Who does Tara call repeatedly at work to express her anxiety and fears in Chapter 8?
(a) Gina.
(b) Tara's mother.
(c) Tara's father.
(d) Sara Rosenthal.

5. In Chapter 8, Tara says that her parents "release their anxiety by fighting about money, movies, friends" and what?
(a) "The car."
(b) "The news."
(c) "Sports."
(d) "Religion."

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

7. What does Tara repeatedly do on a ride at the carnival in Chapter 10?
(a) Screams.
(b) Crosses herself.
(c) Throws up.
(d) Calls for her mother.

8. What school friend of Tara's is described as black and dramatic in personality?
(a) Kristin.
(b) Keesha.
(c) Anna.
(d) Wendy.

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 2, Tara awakes from a nightmare in which what is coming through her neighborhood?
(a) A whale.
(b) A monster.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A zebra.

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

14. Where does Tara go after leaving the store in Chapter 12?
(a) Donna's house.
(b) Church.
(c) Home.
(d) School.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a form of dermatitis or inflammation of the epidermis (skin)?

2. What is Donna's last name?

3. Who believes that Tara's condition is just a passing stage in Chapter 6?

4. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea?

5. In Chapter 7, Tara says that the summer between fifth and sixth grades was almost normal, although she would not do what?

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