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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) Dracula.
(c) Freddy Kreuger.
(d) Her own thoughts.

2. In Chapter 8, Tara's father spends more and more time and energy transforming the American Legion into "a community center filled with life, laughter and piles of" what?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Food.
(c) Hope.
(d) Cash.

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

4. Donna says that she's heard that Tara's family outings are what, in Chapter 11?
(a) Not as bad as hers.
(b) As bad as hers.
(c) Worse than hers.
(d) Pretty normal.

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

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

7. 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."

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

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

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

11. Who wonders if Tara's condition is their fault in Chapter 6?
(a) Sam.
(b) Tara's grandmother.
(c) Greta.
(d) Tara's mother.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where did Tara sleep the night after the carnival in Chapter 10?

3. Tara's mother asks her what happened to whom in Chapter 4, causing Tara to lie in response?

4. What does Tara's mother do because of Tara's behavior at the carnival in Chapter 10?

5. 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?

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