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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 kind of therapy involves exposing yourself to the thing you are most afraid of, and realizing that it is irrational?

2. Where do Tara and Donna go shopping in Chapter 20?

3. Who does Tara ask to walk home with her after class in Chapter 21?

4. Where do Donna and Tara go so that Donna can smoke in Chapter 14?

5. When was Kissing Doorknobs published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the obstacle of diagnosis growing to a climax in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze Tara Sullivan as the protagonist of "Kissing Doorknobs". How old is Tara in Chapter 1? What can be discerned about her personality? How does Tara evolve and grow as a character throughout the narrative? How old is Tara at the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the element of language and style in literature and in the novel. How is language used in "Kissing Doorknobs"? How is it used thematically with Tara's character? How do the characters interact with one another? Does this differ from how Tara's internal mind thinks?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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