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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 Davey sit on the beach next to in Chapter 40?

2. Who does Davey write letters to in her room?

3. What city is the setting for Chapter 40?

4. What color rose does Gwen give Davey after the play?

5. At the end of her first session with the psychiatrist, how does Davey feel about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one example of how death has made Davey afraid of everything?

2. How does Davey seek her mother's attention?

3. What message about alcoholism does Judy Blume send to the reader?

4. Why don't Walter and Bitsy want Davey to learn to drive?

5. What does Jason's cape symbolize?

6. Why has Davey kept the bloody clothes from her father's death?

7. How does Davey's concept of Los Alamos change after she is in the play?

8. What is the play that Davey is in a symbol of?

9. What prompts Davey to finally lash out at Walter, Bitsy, and Gwen?

10. Does Davey have a happy birthday? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the title Tiger Eyes significant to the story?

Essay Topic 2

How is running away from emotions an important theme in the story?

Essay Topic 3

How is realism an important part of Tiger Eyes? What purpose do realistic elements include?

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