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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. What refers to the part of narrative where the main part happens or the most dramatic part?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Climax.

2. What is the name of Tara's neighbor who sees her fleeing from her friend in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Mrs. Scott.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Mrs. Phillips.

3. What refers to behavior in which a person acts in a certain way not because they want to, but because they feel they have to do so?
(a) Compulsive behavior.
(b) Depressive behavior.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Psychosis.

4. How many times does Tara repeat her prayers before leaving the house when she's afraid in Chapter 8?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

5. Tara is afraid of the germs where in Chapter 3?
(a) The pool.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The library.
(d) The bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the American Legion headquartered?

2. Tara asks Donna how she can do what after going to Communion in Chapter 11?

3. What nun does Tara have negative thoughts about in Chapter 5?

4. What diagnosis does the family internist give for Tara's condition in Chapter 6?

5. What word means to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tara overhear her parents saying about her in Chapter 6? How does Tara feel about the situation?

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

4. What does Tara do after feeling humiliated in front of her schoolmates in Chapter 1? How does she feel?

5. How does Chapter 11 serve the plot of the narrative? How do the events in this chapter relate to those in Chapter 10?

6. What causes unexpected trauma in Tara's life in Chapter 10?

7. How does Tara deal with her parents' absence while they are at work in Chapter 8?

8. How does Tara find security in religion, as illustrated in Chapter 6?

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

10. How is the character of Greta depicted in Chapter 7?

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