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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sam suffers from what condition in the novel?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
(d) Attention Deficit Disorder.

2. In what grade is Tara in Chapter 13?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Eleventh.

3. According to the Afterword, OCD affects about what percentage of the population in children?
(a) 17.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

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

5. What does Tara say she is frightened of and wants to begin therapy without it in Chapter 19?
(a) Shock treatments.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Medication.
(d) Radation treatments.

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

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

8. Who wrote the Afterword to the novel?
(a) W. C. Roberts Ph.D.
(b) T. T. Rodriguez D.D.S. and Ph.D.
(c) A. J. Allen, M.D. and Ph.D.
(d) H. T. Murphy M.D.

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

10. What question does Tara greet Sam with when he arrives in Chapter 18?
(a) "Can you feel my pain?"
(b) "What is it like for you?"
(c) "Do you...kiss doorknobs?"
(d) "Do you live with tyrants?"

11. Who does Tara say she still has for therapy and support in Chapter 23?
(a) Susan Leopardi.
(b) Sister Margaret.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Sam.

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

13. What is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and physical well-being?
(a) Mania.
(b) Psychosis.
(c) Bipolar.
(d) Depression.

14. In Chapter 23, Tara says that she has figured out the dream she had at the beginning of the novel: The monster she was afraid of was what?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her OCD.
(c) Susan Leopardi.
(d) Her father.

15. Who does Tara ask to walk home with her after class in Chapter 21?
(a) Chuck and Donna.
(b) Anna and Donna.
(c) Chuck and Greta.
(d) Keesha and Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kristin doing in Chapter 21?

2. What activity would Sam compulsively do, according to his story in Chapter 18?

3. What does Tara begin doing on the way home from dinner in Chapter 16?

4. What happened a few days after Sam kissed Tara, according to Chapter 23?

5. 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?

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