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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. Tara's new psychiatrist tells her to think about her parents being dead for how long during each time in Chapter 20?
(a) 1 minute.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

2. How many times does Greta say she's been suspended for protecting Tara in Chapter 14?
(a) 6.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. What is Kristin doing in Chapter 21?
(a) Working as a travel agent.
(b) Working in a laboratory.
(c) Modeling.
(d) Acting.

4. What happened a few days after Sam kissed Tara, according to Chapter 23?
(a) He stopped answering his phone.
(b) He bought a puppy.
(c) His parakeet died.
(d) He got sick.

5. When Tara breaks down and tells everyone where to sit during the Christmas meal, her parents grab what and head out of the dining room?
(a) The mail.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) A plate of food.
(d) The laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara do after her routing of putting her fingers on the doorknob in Chapter 15?

2. Looking out at the audience, Tara recalls a story about her grandmother and mother freezing onstage at what in Chapter 13?

3. Where does Tara's family go to eat in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 17, when Tara does her doorknob thing in front of her father, he gets angry when she won't stop what?

5. In what grade is Tara in Chapter 13?

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. What do Tara and Donna spend Christmas doing in Chapter 14? What does Tara ask Donna?

3. What does Sam bring Tara in Chapter 22? Why?

4. How has Tara evolved as a character from the beginning of the novel to Chapter 22?

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

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

7. How does Tara describe her family in Chapter 23?

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

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

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

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