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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tara breaks down and tells everyone where to sit during the Christmas meal, her parents grab what and head out of the dining room?
(a) The mail.
(b) A plate of food.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) The laundry.

2. Where do Donna and Tara go so that Donna can smoke in Chapter 14?
(a) Tara's house.
(b) Donna's house.
(c) An alley.
(d) A park.

3. When Sam visits Tara's family in Chapter 18, he explains that he was afraid of what?
(a) Birds.
(b) Guns.
(c) Trucks.
(d) Germs.

4. Mr. Jacobson knows someone with a similar problem as Tara's from where?
(a) A television interview.
(b) A magazine article.
(c) His students.
(d) A doctor he visits.

5. Who has the fortune, "Good things are coming to you soon" in Chapter 16?
(a) Greta.
(b) Tara's mother.
(c) Tara.
(d) Tara's father.

6. What does Tara ask Donna which at first offends Donna in Chapter 14?
(a) If she believes in God.
(b) If she is a virgin.
(c) If she is a Republican.
(d) If she plans to graduate.

7. Why does Tara not eat at dinner with her family in Chapter 16?
(a) She is already full.
(b) The food is too spicy.
(c) She has the flu.
(d) She is busy arranging her food.

8. Sam calls Tara in Chapter 19, and tells her that if she doesn't get over her fears, they will what?
(a) Get bigger and bigger.
(b) Eventually go away.
(c) Liberate her.
(d) Destroy her.

9. How many times does Greta say she's been suspended for protecting Tara in Chapter 14?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

10. When Tara leaves Sam in Chapter 23, he slams the door in her face and then reopens it and they do what?
(a) Put both their hands on the screen.
(b) Kiss each other.
(c) Agree to call each other.
(d) Wave goodbye.

11. In Chapter 20, Tara makes a list of what?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Places she would like to go.
(c) Favorite activities.
(d) Rituals she wants to stop.

12. In what grade is Tara in Chapter 13?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Eleventh.

13. What does Tara say she is frightened of and wants to begin therapy without it in Chapter 19?
(a) Shock treatments.
(b) Radation treatments.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Medication.

14. In Chapter 19, who asks Tara about her condition?
(a) Father O'Malley.
(b) Sister Margaret.
(c) Susan Leopardi.
(d) Chuck.

15. In Chapter 13, Tara's parents even see the positive influence that who has on Tara?
(a) Anna.
(b) Donna.
(c) Greta.
(d) Keesha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara's family read after dinner in Chapter 16?

2. What does Mr. Jacobson tell Tara and her parents he believes she has in Chapter 17?

3. What does Tara's mother do at first to discourage her from doing "the doorknob thing" in Chapter 15?

4. Where does Tara's family go to eat in Chapter 16?

5. Who does the pharmacist from the drug store turn out to be in Chapter 22?

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