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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 the pharmacist from the drug store turn out to be in Chapter 22?

2. Mr. Jaccobson is a friend of whose?

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

4. What does Tara make a point to do while walking home from school with friends in Chapter 21?

5. How many times does Greta say she's been suspended for protecting Tara in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tara's mother feel after taking Tara to a doctor in Chapter 15? How has Tara's behavior progressed?

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

3. How does Tara describe her analysis of her dream from the beginning of the novel in Chapter 23?

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

5. How does Christmas Day end for Tara in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Mr. Jacobson make of Tara in Chapter 17? What questions does he ask her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and analyze Tara's first experiences with stealing. What drives Tara back to confess in Chapter 12? How does this reflect Tara's morals? How does Father O'Malley react to Tara's confession? When before has Tara discussed the priest? What are her feelings about him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role that religious obsession plays in obsessive-compulsive disorder. What other symptoms are significant which are displayed by Tara in the narrative? Would you have diagnosed Tara as OCD based upon her behavior? Why or why not?

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