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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 has the fortune, "Good things are coming to you soon" in Chapter 16?
(a) Tara's father.
(b) Greta.
(c) Tara's mother.
(d) Tara.

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

3. How old was Tara when she first heard "Step on a crack, break your mother's back"?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

4. In Chapter 22, Tara is how far into her therapy?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Donna begins doing what in Chapter 13?

2. According to the Afterword, OCD affects about what percentage of the population in children?

3. What does Tara ask her teacher in Chapter 21?

4. What kind of therapy involves exposing yourself to the thing you are most afraid of, and realizing that it is irrational?

5. What has Tara been given for Christmas that she's proud of in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tara's mother feel after taking Tara to a doctor in Chapter 15? How has Tara's behavior progressed?

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

3. How does Tara describe her experience in the Christmas play in Chapter 13?

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

5. How does Tara relate her school studies to her own life in Chapter 21?

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

7. What new behavior has Tara adopted in the beginning of Chapter 15?

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

9. What question does Tara ask her teacher in Chapter 21? Who in the class understands Tara's question?

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

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