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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to content underneath the spoken dialogue?

2. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

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

4. When a girl makes fun of her after the school year starts, who knocks the girl down in Chapter 7?

5. Who approaches Tara angry because they don't hang out anymore in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What awakens Tara in Chapter 2? Who does she turn to for reassurance?

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

3. Discuss the emotion in Chapter 9 between Tara and Keesha. How does Tara react to pushing her friend?

4. In terms of character arc, where is Tara in Chapter 10? How is this chapter an imprint on her character?

5. What exchange does Tara describe with Mrs. Scott in Chapter 1? What causes Tara's humiliation?

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

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

8. What is tragic about the image that Tara projects about herself versus the reality in Chapter 3?

9. How does Tara defend her friendship with Donna to Keesha in Chapter 12?

10. How does Tara feel about her inward thoughts in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss stereotypes in the novel and in real life. How realistic are the characters of Keesha, Kristin and Anna? Are these stereotypes realistic depictions of people you can relate to? Why or why not? Is there a basis in the stereotypes? Are they simply Tara's way of identifying people?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the climax of the narrative and the character of Mr. Jacobson in the novel. How does Tara's father know Mr. Jacobson? What questions does Mr. Jacobson ask Tara?

Essay Topic 3

Define and identify internal and external conflict in narrative literature. What conflicts does Tara face internally? What conflicts does she face in the world? How are these related in this novel? In what ways does Tara struggle with her own mind, and how does this struggle manifest itself?

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