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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder."
(c) "Borderline anorexia...anger issues."
(d) "Inconclusive."

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

3. 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.

4. In Chapter 14, Donna and Tara spend Christmas day doing what?
(a) Throwing snowballs.
(b) Making snow angels.
(c) Making snow men.
(d) Shoveling snow.

5. 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 trophy presentation.
(c) A rock concert.
(d) A play.

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

7. 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?
(a) All at the same time.
(b) One at a time.
(c) From left to right.
(d) With the same pressure on each finger.

8. According to the Afterword, OCD affects about what percentage of the population in adults?
(a) 5.0.
(b) 7.3.
(c) 2.5.
(d) 6.2.

9. When Sam visits Tara's family in Chapter 18, he explains that he was afraid of what?
(a) Guns.
(b) Germs.
(c) Trucks.
(d) Birds.

10. Mr. Jacobson knows someone with a similar problem as Tara's from where?
(a) A television interview.
(b) A doctor he visits.
(c) His students.
(d) A magazine article.

11. Mr. Jaccobson is a friend of whose?
(a) Greta's cousin.
(b) David's father.
(c) Donna.
(d) Tara's father.

12. In Chapter 21, Tara says that she's studying what in school?
(a) English poetry.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Physics.

13. Why does Tara not eat at dinner with her family in Chapter 16?
(a) She is busy arranging her food.
(b) She is already full.
(c) She has the flu.
(d) The food is too spicy.

14. What is one factor of Sam's recovery, as explained in Chapter 18?
(a) Shock therapy.
(b) Radiation therapy.
(c) Isolation therapy.
(d) Medication.

15. What has Tara been given for Christmas that she's proud of in Chapter 14?
(a) Green shoes.
(b) A white hat.
(c) A blue coat.
(d) A red dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, Tara is how far into her therapy?

2. In Chapter 13, Tara's parents even see the positive influence that who has on Tara?

3. What does Mr. Jacobson tell Tara and her parents he believes she has in Chapter 17?

4. Who does Tara say she still has for therapy and support in Chapter 23?

5. Where do Donna and Tara go so that Donna can smoke in Chapter 14?

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