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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 22, Sam asks her to take a bite of one of the chocolate kisses, and then do what?
(a) Make smores.
(b) Give him the rest.
(c) Throw it away.
(d) Save the rest.

2. What does Tara do after her routing of putting her fingers on the doorknob in Chapter 15?
(a) Touches her ear.
(b) Takes a deep breath.
(c) Closes her eyes.
(d) Puts her fingers to her lips.

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

4. Why does Tara not eat at dinner with her family in Chapter 16?
(a) She has the flu.
(b) She is busy arranging her food.
(c) The food is too spicy.
(d) She is already full.

5. According to the Afterword, Sam's explanation of the chemical causes of OCD in the novel is accurate: it is an imbalance in what?
(a) The parietal lobe.
(b) The cerebrum.
(c) The hippocampus.
(d) The basal ganglia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara make a point to do while walking home from school with friends in Chapter 21?

2. In what grade is Tara in Chapter 13?

3. How old was Tara when she first heard "Step on a crack, break your mother's back"?

4. In Chapter 17, one night, on her way out the front door to meet Donna, Tara does her doorknob thing, and her father asks her what?

5. How many times does Greta say she's been suspended for protecting Tara in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Mr. Jacobson make of Tara in Chapter 17? What questions does he ask her?

10. What treatment does Dr. Leopardi suggest in Chapter 19? How difficult does she tell Tara it will be?

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