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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. Tara's new psychiatrist explains that the condition is a disease of the brain, not what, in Chapter 19?

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

3. Tara's new psychiatrist tells her to think about her parents being dead for how long during each time in Chapter 20?

4. Mr. Jacobson knows someone with a similar problem as Tara's from where?

5. In Chapter 19, who asks Tara about her condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tara's treatment with Susan Leopardi begin in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Tara's first meeting with Dr. Susan Leopardi like in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and identify dramatic irony and the tragic hero in narrative literature. How many different types of irony are there, and why does dramatic irony fit the situation in Chapter 3? Why is Tara's character tragic? What is ironic about her situation with her friends and family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the character of Greta in the narrative. How old is Greta in relation to Tara? What is Greta's relationship with Tara like? How does Greta get along with her family? How does Greta prove her loyalty to Tara as a sister in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the element of sexuality in the novel. How do Donna and Tara's views on sexuality differ? When before has Tara discussed sexuality? What is the result of Donna's having unprotected sex? Who does Tara blame for Donna's pregnancy?

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