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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. Sam tells Tara and her family that he knows what it feels like to what, in Chapter 18?
(a) Be misdiagnosed.
(b) Have a tyrant in your head.
(c) Feel frustrated.
(d) Kiss doorknobs.

2. What does Tara's new psychiatrist say when Tara tells her she hates her in Chapter 20?
(a) "Get it all out."
(b) "I'm not too fond of you either."
(c) "How dare you."
(d) "That's okay. It's not important."

3. Where does Tara's family go to eat in Chapter 16?
(a) A Chinese restaurant.
(b) A museum.
(c) A movie theatre.
(d) A racetrack.

4. Who wrote the Afterword to the novel?
(a) T. T. Rodriguez D.D.S. and Ph.D.
(b) A. J. Allen, M.D. and Ph.D.
(c) W. C. Roberts Ph.D.
(d) H. T. Murphy M.D.

5. What does Tara make a point to do while walking home from school with friends in Chapter 21?
(a) To smile the whole way.
(b) Step on every crack.
(c) To be completely silent.
(d) To not look down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Jacobson tell Tara and her parents he believes she has in Chapter 17?

2. Where do Tara and Donna go shopping in Chapter 20?

3. Sam calls Tara in Chapter 19, and tells her that if she doesn't get over her fears, they will what?

4. What does Tara's mother threaten to do due to Tara's behavior in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 14, Donna and Tara spend Christmas day doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tara describe her relationship with Sam in Chapter 23? How has Tara grown by the novel's end?

2. How does Tara's treatment with Susan Leopardi begin in Chapter 20?

3. What conflict takes place between Tara and her father in Chapter 17?

4. How has Tara's emotional life evolved in Chapter 13?

5. How is the obstacle of diagnosis growing to a climax in Chapter 16?

6. What is the purpose of the book's Afterword? Who is it written by and what does it contain?

7. How does Tara feel about Sam's impending visit in Chapter 18? How does she greet him?

8. What treatment has Sam received for his condition? How does Tara relate to his discussion about OCD in Chapter 18?

9. What fortunes are read by Tara's family at the Chinese restaurant in Chapter 16?

10. How does Tara describe her analysis of her dream from the beginning of the novel in Chapter 23?

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