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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. Who gets sick of Tara's counting cracks and causes a rift between the two in Chapter 9?
(a) Anna.
(b) Greta.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Kristin.

2. To whom does Tara pray to when she is frightened at home alone in Chapter 8?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Jesus.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

3. What does Tara do after stealing in Chapter 12?
(a) Calls the police.
(b) Runs as fast as she can.
(c) Sits down and cries.
(d) Returns and confesses.

4. 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) Food.
(b) Hope.
(c) Cash.
(d) Laughter.

5. Who approaches Tara angry because they don't hang out anymore in Chapter 12?
(a) Greta.
(b) Anna.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Kristin.

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

3. What is Tara's least favorite class in Chapter 3?

4. Tara fears that her parents will do what in Chapter 6?

5. Who is on a volleyball team in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Tara describe her best friends in Chapter 3? What grade is Tara in at this point?

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

6. How does Tara describe her relationship with her mother in Chapter 2? How does she describe her friends?

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

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

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

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

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