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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Keesha does not allow Tara to walk where alone in Chapter 5?
(a) The pool.
(b) Church.
(c) School.
(d) Catechism class.

2. What is the name of Tara's neighbor who sees her fleeing from her friend in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Scott.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Mrs. Phillips.

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

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

5. What refers to the part of narrative where the main part happens or the most dramatic part?
(a) Climax.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Denouement.

6. What does the psychiatrist diagnose Tara with in Chapter 8?
(a) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
(b) Attention Deficit Disorder and immaturity.
(c) Bipolar Disorder.
(d) Depression.

7. What is a form of dermatitis or inflammation of the epidermis (skin)?
(a) Impetigo.
(b) Rosacea.
(c) Eczema.
(d) Psoriasis.

8. Who is the captain of the volleyball team in Chapter 3?
(a) Kristin.
(b) Anna.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Wendy.

9. What is Donna's last name?
(a) Leopardi.
(b) Jacobson.
(c) O'Malley.
(d) DeLuca.

10. Tara sees "the kindness and generosity underneath" Donna's what, in Chapter 11?
(a) "Evil thinking."
(b) "Tough-girl act."
(c) "Gothic makeup."
(d) "Poor me attitude."

11. Who says that she doesn't need to starve herself to feel special in Chapter 7?
(a) Kristen.
(b) Greta.
(c) Keesha.
(d) Anna.

12. The captain of the volleyball team screams at Tara for what in Chapter 3?
(a) Walking off the court during play.
(b) Missing a ball.
(c) Tearing the net down.
(d) Serving the ball.

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

14. What name does Keesha call Tara in Chapter 5?
(a) Count Taracula.
(b) Tantrum Tara.
(c) Tarantula.
(d) Taranasaurus.

15. Where did Tara sleep the night after the carnival in Chapter 10?
(a) The floor by her parents' bed.
(b) The couch in the living room.
(c) In the family car.
(d) The bathtub.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tara fears that her parents will do what in Chapter 6?

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

3. Where does Tara go after leaving the store in Chapter 12?

4. Who believes that Tara's condition is just a passing stage in Chapter 6?

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

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