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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 7, Tara says that the summer between fifth and sixth grades was almost normal, although she would not do what?
(a) Go places with her friends.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Swim at the pool.
(d) Read at the library.

2. Keesha does not allow Tara to walk where alone in Chapter 5?
(a) Catechism class.
(b) Church.
(c) School.
(d) The pool.

3. Where does Tara's mother get a job in Chapter 8?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The electric company.
(c) A department store.
(d) A lawyer's office.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who has been hospitalized for anorexia in Chapter 9?

3. Tara says that she has to warn Donna against what in Chapter 12?

4. Who has a heart attack in Chapter 10?

5. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Keesha says that she is afraid of whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What awakens Tara in Chapter 2? Who does she turn to for reassurance?

2. How does Tara describe the summer between fifth and sixth grades in Chapter 7?

3. What takes place at the carnival in Chapter 10?

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

5. How are the relationships between Tara and her friends described in Chapter 7?

6. How has Tara's erratic behavior evolved at the beginning of Chapter 4? What does Tara do about her condition?

7. How do Tara and their friends describe their personal fears in Chapter 3?

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

9. What does Tara reveal to Donna about herself in Chapter 12? What is Donna's reaction?

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

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