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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 does Tara say she is frightened of and wants to begin therapy without it in Chapter 19?

2. Sam tells Tara and her family that he knows what it feels like to what, in Chapter 18?

3. In Chapter 14, Donna and Tara spend Christmas day doing what?

4. In Chapter 22, Tara is how far into her therapy?

5. What does Tara do when Keesha says "Damn!" in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What fortunes are read by Tara's family at the Chinese restaurant in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Donna in the novel. How old is Donna? What kind of surgery did Donna have on her eye? How is Tara affected by Donna's friendship? What is Donna's response to Tara's eccentricities? What forms the bond between the two girls?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Define theme in narrative literature, and analyze the theme of isolation in the novel. How does Tara's character exhibit isolation? How has Tara become more isolated than ever before in Chapter 9? Is Tara's isolation self-inflicted? Why or why not?

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