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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 do during the play she performs in in Chapter 13?

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

3. What has Tara been given for Christmas that she's proud of in Chapter 14?

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

5. Sam calls Tara in Chapter 19, and tells her that if she doesn't get over her fears, they will what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Define and identify internal and external conflict in narrative literature. What conflicts does Tara face internally? What conflicts does she face in the world? How are these related in this novel? In what ways does Tara struggle with her own mind, and how does this struggle manifest itself?

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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