1. In Chapter 2, Tara awakes from a nightmare in which what is coming through her neighborhood?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A zebra.
(c) A whale.
(d) A monster.

2. What is the name of the priest Tara goes to for confession in the novel?
(a) Father O'Malley.
(b) Father Cartwright.
(c) Father Matthews.
(d) Father DeLuca.

3. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Tara says that she is afraid of what?
(a) Dracula.
(b) Clowns.
(c) Freddy Kreuger.
(d) Her own thoughts.

4. What do Tara's friends invite her to do for their Little League games in Chapter 4?
(a) Keep score.
(b) Coach the team.
(c) Play pitcher.
(d) Play catcher.

5. Tara says that she is sent to what classes starting in first grade in Chapter 2?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Catechism.
(c) Gymnastics.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea?

2. When Tara and her friends share their fears in Chapter 3, Keesha says that she is afraid of whom?

3. What is a form of dermatitis or inflammation of the epidermis (skin)?

4. Tara tells her parents that the teacher told the class to call the police if they saw their parents doing what in Chapter 3?

5. What is, according to a Christian theological doctrine, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man?

(see the answer key)

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