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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 is the name of the priest Tara goes to for confession in the novel?
(a) Father Matthews.
(b) Father O'Malley.
(c) Father Cartwright.
(d) Father DeLuca.

2. What does Donna ask Tara if she has in Chapter 11?
(a) A snack.
(b) A math book.
(c) A match.
(d) Five dollars.

3. At the beginning of a narrative, what is the author's providing of some background information to the reader about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Climax.

4. Tara says that she spent a lot of time with her mother until when, in Chapter 2?
(a) First grade.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Fifth grade.

5. What catch phrase does Tara begin hearing over and over in her head as described in Chapter 1?
(a) "Step on a crack, break your mother's back."
(b) "I'm rubber, you're glue, what you say bounces off me and sticks to you."
(c) "Mary, Mary, quite contrary."
(d) "Sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What classmates see Tara get reprimanded by her neighbor in Chapter 1?

3. The American Legion was founded by veterans returning from what war?

4. In Chapter 4, Tara says that "invisible ____ had snuck into my brain."

5. What refers to the part of narrative where the main part happens or the most dramatic part?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What leads Tara to study religion in Chapter 6? How is this perceived by her family?

6. What is Tara's response to being kicked off the volleyball team in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. How have Tara's relationships with her friends changed by seventh grade?

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