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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the pharmacist from the drug store turn out to be in Chapter 22?
(a) Sam's father.
(b) Sam's grandfather.
(c) Sam's brother.
(d) Sam's Uncle Joe.

2. What does Tara's new psychiatrist say when Tara tells her she hates her in Chapter 20?
(a) "I'm not too fond of you either."
(b) "That's okay. It's not important."
(c) "How dare you."
(d) "Get it all out."

3. Tara's new psychiatrist tells her to think about her parents being dead for how long during each time in Chapter 20?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 1 minute.
(d) 10 minutes.

4. When was Kissing Doorknobs published?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1988.

5. In Chapter 13, Tara's parents even see the positive influence that who has on Tara?
(a) Donna.
(b) Greta.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Anna.

6. In Chapter 19, who asks Tara about her condition?
(a) Sister Margaret.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Susan Leopardi.
(d) Father O'Malley.

7. 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) Alcohol.
(b) The mail.
(c) The laundry.
(d) A plate of food.

8. Tara's new psychiatrist tells her to think about her parents being dead how many times a day in Chapter 20?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

9. How old was Tara when she first heard "Step on a crack, break your mother's back"?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

10. In Chapter 17, one night, on her way out the front door to meet Donna, Tara does her doorknob thing, and her father asks her what?
(a) Why she must kiss doorknobs.
(b) If he can do anything to help her.
(c) If he's made her unhappy.
(d) If she is worried about something.

11. In Chapter 22, Tara is how far into her therapy?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 months.

12. Where does Tara take her friends on the way home from school in Chapter 21?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) The library.
(c) The bakery.
(d) The hardware store.

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

14. When Tara sees Donna, Donna says that she's has sex with a boy named what in Chapter 20?
(a) Rob.
(b) Joe.
(c) Harry.
(d) Chuck.

15. When Tara leaves Sam in Chapter 23, he slams the door in her face and then reopens it and they do what?
(a) Wave goodbye.
(b) Agree to call each other.
(c) Put both their hands on the screen.
(d) Kiss each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, after Christmas, Tara doesn't feel she can open any door until she has repeated a routine in which she places her fingers on the door how?

2. What does Tara do after her routing of putting her fingers on the doorknob in Chapter 15?

3. When Tara describes the scene from the restaurant to a doctor in Chapter 16, what diagnosis does the doctor give for Tara?

4. Who has become pregnant in Chapter 22?

5. What does Tara ask her teacher in Chapter 21?

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