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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Hope.
(c) Cash.
(d) Food.

2. Who does Tara's mother run to after a scene at the carnival in Chapter 10?
(a) Greta.
(b) Dr. Rosenbaum.
(c) Tara's father.
(d) Mr. Philips.

3. Tara thinks "Keesha is" what in Chapter 5?
(a) "An a**hole."
(b) "A jerk."
(c) "A nun."
(d) "A player."

4. Tara says that she doesn't tell her mother that she worries all the time, but by what month does school begin getting harder for her in Chapter 3?
(a) September.
(b) January.
(c) July.
(d) March.

5. What school friend of Tara's is concerned with her weight?
(a) Kristin.
(b) Wendy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Keesha.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tara's father takes her to work with him, Tara is happy with the routine they get into of eating where in Chapter 8?

2. What does Donna ask Tara if she has in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 8, Tara says that her parents "release their anxiety by fighting about money, movies, friends" and what?

4. 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?

5. Where does Tara go after leaving the store in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tara relate about her family and her relationship with her father in Chapter 8?

2. How does Tara describe the phrase that began her problems in Chapter 1?

3. How does Tara view language in Chapter 5? Why?

4. In terms of character arc, where is Tara in Chapter 10? How is this chapter an imprint on her character?

5. How does Tara feel after the incident at the carnival in Chapter 10? What new fear has arisen?

6. What is Tara's response when confronted about her behavior by a friend in Chapter 4? How do her friends react?

7. What draws Tara to Donna as a person in Chapter 11?

8. How is Donna described in Chapter 11?

9. How does Tara describe her relationship to religion in Chapter 2?

10. How does Tara feel about her inward thoughts in Chapter 5?

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