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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. Why was Tara's mother drawn to the basement?

2. Which state is Tara from?

3. How old was Tara in “Choose the Good"?

4. What objects did Tara's father take when he found her with them?

5. How did Tara's father interrupt their education?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tara worry would happen if she left the mountain?

2. Why did Tara's mother agree to let her children be home schooled?

3. How did Tyler behave when his father berated him for wanting an education?

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

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

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

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

8. What goal did Tara's father have for his family's independence?

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

10. How did Tara's parents support her decision to audition for Annie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lessons did Tara learn about her grandmothers as she grew older? How did the family dynamics her parents came from shape her own beliefs about loyalty and connection?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Tara and some of her siblings not have birth certificates? Explain the methods Tara's mother employed to get the documents. How was Tara's identity connected to her legitimacy on paper?

Essay Topic 3

Tara's mother does things in secret to aid her children, but usually crumbles when confronted by her husband. How is this dynamic confusing to the rest of the family? Is it helpful, hurtful, or both?

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