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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What united Tara's father and his mother?
(a) Farming.
(b) The land.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Books.

2. Which subject did Tyler fall in love with?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Social Studies.
(d) German.

3. Why was Tara's mother drawn to the basement?
(a) Loud and vibrant.
(b) The washer.
(c) The mice.
(d) Dark and quiet.

4. How did Tara's father interrupt their education?
(a) Take them to the junkyard.
(b) Break their pens.
(c) Make up fake languages.
(d) Yell while reading.

5. What was the name of the peak Tara adored in her youth?
(a) Luck Peak.
(b) Buck's Peak.
(c) Chuck's Nest.
(d) Muck Duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Tara's siblings broke limbs and required a doctor?

2. What type of jobs did Tara's two oldest brother's have?

3. Where did Tara's family live?

4. Which category does Educated fit under?

5. What does Tara's father accuse his mother of being?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tara have trouble trusting her mother?

2. What made Tara's family different from other families she knew?

3. What did Tara worry about when Tyler decided to go to college?

4. How did Tara get injured in Chapter Seven?

5. Why did Tyler use some of his savings to buy silver?

6. Why was Tara's mother attracted to Tara's father when they met?

7. Why was Tara's grandma-over-in-town deemed unmarriageable when she was young?

8. What safety measures did Tara's father strip from her?

9. What was Tara's father's relationship with his mother?

10. What traumatized Tara about her father's story in Chapter One?

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