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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. Who does Tara call repeatedly at work to express her anxiety and fears in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 7, Tara says that the summer between fifth and sixth grades was almost normal, although she would not do what?

3. What nun does Tara have negative thoughts about in Chapter 5?

4. Who gets sick of Tara's counting cracks and causes a rift between the two in Chapter 9?

5. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Tara says that she is afraid of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tara come to feel about Keesha in Chapter 5? Why? What does this evolve into?

2. What leads up to Tara's stealing in Chapter 12? What does she do after stealing?

3. What takes place at the carnival in Chapter 10?

4. What does Tara overhear her parents saying about her in Chapter 6? How does Tara feel about the situation?

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

6. What does Tara reveal to Donna about herself in Chapter 12? What is Donna's reaction?

7. How does Tara view language in Chapter 5? Why?

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

9. How does Tara deal with her parents' absence while they are at work in Chapter 8?

10. What draws Tara to Donna as a person in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Tara's father's medical condition. What led to his heart attack, and how serious was his condition at the hospital? How does Tara's father's heart attack affect Tara's relationship with her mother? How is Greta affected by her father's hospitalization?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss intrusive thoughts as symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. How are intrusive thoughts defined? How are these symptomatic of OCD? How do intrusive thoughts differ from things like a passing crush or worry about a test? What are examples of intrusive thoughts in Tara's character?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss anorexia and the female self image. What percentage of teenage girls today suffer from low self image? How does this relate to body issues and weight? What self image do each of Tara's friends project? How does each relate to Tara?

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