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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tara ask Donna which at first offends Donna in Chapter 14?
(a) If she plans to graduate.
(b) If she is a Republican.
(c) If she is a virgin.
(d) If she believes in God.

2. When Tara breaks down and tells everyone where to sit during the Christmas meal, her parents grab what and head out of the dining room?
(a) The mail.
(b) A plate of food.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) The laundry.

3. What does Tara make a point to do while walking home from school with friends in Chapter 21?
(a) To be completely silent.
(b) To not look down.
(c) Step on every crack.
(d) To smile the whole way.

4. Where do Tara and Donna go shopping in Chapter 20?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A department store.
(c) A farmers market.
(d) A drugstore.

5. Tara blames her friend's pregnancy on whom in Chapter 23?
(a) Sister Margaret.
(b) Father O'Malley.
(c) Uncle Joe.
(d) Chuck.

6. When Tara describes the scene from the restaurant to a doctor in Chapter 16, what diagnosis does the doctor give for Tara?
(a) "Full blown Bipolar Disorder."
(b) "Borderline anorexia...anger issues."
(c) "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder."
(d) "Inconclusive."

7. In Chapter 20, Tara makes a list of what?
(a) Rituals she wants to stop.
(b) Favorite activities.
(c) Places she would like to go.
(d) Her friends.

8. What does Tara begin doing on the way home from dinner in Chapter 16?
(a) Counting sidewalk cracks.
(b) Mumbling to herself.
(c) Reciting bible verses.
(d) Zipping and unzipping her coat.

9. What do Tara and Donna go to purchase in Chapter 20?
(a) Milk.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Condoms.

10. Looking out at the audience, Tara recalls a story about her grandmother and mother freezing onstage at what in Chapter 13?
(a) An amateur night.
(b) A play.
(c) A trophy presentation.
(d) A rock concert.

11. In Chapter 17, when Tara does her doorknob thing in front of her father, he gets angry when she won't stop what?
(a) Counting.
(b) Talking.
(c) Tapping her foot.
(d) Singing.

12. Where is Kristin in Chapter 21?
(a) Denver.
(b) Miami.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

13. What does Tara's mother threaten to do due to Tara's behavior in Chapter 15?
(a) Divorce Tara's father.
(b) Move to Alaska.
(c) Have her committed.
(d) Have another baby.

14. What does Tara's mother do at first to discourage her from doing "the doorknob thing" in Chapter 15?
(a) Walks away.
(b) Starts to cry.
(c) Yells at her.
(d) Slaps her.

15. What does Tara do after her routing of putting her fingers on the doorknob in Chapter 15?
(a) Touches her ear.
(b) Takes a deep breath.
(c) Puts her fingers to her lips.
(d) Closes her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has become pregnant in Chapter 22?

2. How many times does Greta say she's been suspended for protecting Tara in Chapter 14?

3. What has Tara been given for Christmas that she's proud of in Chapter 14?

4. Tara's new psychiatrist tells her to think about her parents being dead how many times a day in Chapter 20?

5. When was Kissing Doorknobs published?

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