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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. When Tara sees Donna, Donna says that she's has sex with a boy named what in Chapter 20?

2. Tara blames her friend's pregnancy on whom in Chapter 23?

3. According to the Afterword, OCD affects about what percentage of the population in adults?

4. Who has become pregnant in Chapter 22?

5. According to the Afterword, OCD affects about what percentage of the population in children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tara go with Donna to purchase in Chapter 20? Why?

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

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

6. What treatment has Sam received for his condition? How does Tara relate to his discussion about OCD in Chapter 18?

7. What conflict takes place between Tara and her father in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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