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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been hospitalized for anorexia in Chapter 9?
(a) Keesha.
(b) Greta.
(c) Kristin.
(d) Anna.

2. When Tara's father takes her to work with him, Tara is happy with the routine they get into of eating where in Chapter 8?
(a) Captain Smitty's Seafood Dock.
(b) Cavaccio's Beef Stand.
(c) Burrito Gigante.
(d) Popalopagus' Gyro Shack.

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

4. What does Tara repeatedly do on a ride at the carnival in Chapter 10?
(a) Screams.
(b) Calls for her mother.
(c) Crosses herself.
(d) Throws up.

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

6. Tara says that she has to warn Donna against what in Chapter 12?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Boys.

7. Who has a heart attack in Chapter 10?
(a) Tara's grandfather.
(b) Tara's uncle.
(c) Tara's mother.
(d) Tara's father.

8. What nun does Tara have negative thoughts about in Chapter 5?
(a) Sister Gretchen.
(b) Sister Sarah.
(c) Sister Margaret.
(d) Sister Mary.

9. Where does Tara go after leaving the store in Chapter 12?
(a) Church.
(b) Home.
(c) Donna's house.
(d) School.

10. In Chapter 6, in fear of her sinful thoughts, Tara says that she begins to do what?
(a) Bake cookies.
(b) Watch religious shows on television.
(c) Read the newspaper.
(d) Study religion.

11. At the beginning of a narrative, what is the author's providing of some background information to the reader about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Climax.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Rising action.

12. Tara's parents send her to a psychiatrist who is very what, in Chapter 8?
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Thin.
(c) Untidy.
(d) Nurturing.

13. Who does Tara call repeatedly at work to express her anxiety and fears in Chapter 8?
(a) Tara's mother.
(b) Tara's father.
(c) Gina.
(d) Sara Rosenthal.

14. What word means to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes?
(a) Reflect.
(b) Survey.
(c) Determine.
(d) Replicate.

15. When was the American Legion founded?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1888.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tara thinks "Keesha is" what in Chapter 5?

2. How old is Tara when she meets Donna in Chapter 11?

3. Tara says that she is sent to what classes starting in first grade in Chapter 2?

4. What does Tara take from a store in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 4, Tara says that "invisible ____ had snuck into my brain."

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