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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word refers to a woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities?
(a) Patriarch.
(b) Matriarch.
(c) Heroine.
(d) Goddess.

2. In Chapter 8, Tara says that her parents "release their anxiety by fighting about money, movies, friends" and what?
(a) "The car."
(b) "Religion."
(c) "Sports."
(d) "The news."

3. What does Emily interrupt Tara from doing compulsively in Chapter 1?
(a) Arranging the food.
(b) Counting.
(c) Washing her hands.
(d) Arranging the dishes.

4. What school does Donna attend in Chapter 11?
(a) Academy of St. Paul.
(b) St. Christopher Center for Learning.
(c) St. Mark's Academy.
(d) St. Francis School.

5. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara's mother threaten to do due to Tara's behavior in Chapter 15?

2. Donna says that she's heard that Tara's family outings are what, in Chapter 11?

3. Who gets sick of Tara's counting cracks and causes a rift between the two in Chapter 9?

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

5. In Chapter 15, after Christmas, Tara doesn't feel she can open any door until she has repeated a routine in which she places how many fingers on the doorknob?

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