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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) Alcohol.
(b) The mail.
(c) A plate of food.
(d) The laundry.

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

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

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

5. What kind of therapy involves exposing yourself to the thing you are most afraid of, and realizing that it is irrational?
(a) Exposure and response prevention therapy.
(b) Cause and effect therapy.
(c) Emotional therapy.
(d) Therapy of reason.

6. According to the Afterword, OCD affects about what percentage of the population in adults?
(a) 2.5.
(b) 5.0.
(c) 6.2.
(d) 7.3.

7. What does Tara make a point to do while walking home from school with friends in Chapter 21?
(a) To be completely silent.
(b) To not look down.
(c) To smile the whole way.
(d) Step on every crack.

8. When was Kissing Doorknobs published?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1999.

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

10. What does Tara do during the play she performs in in Chapter 13?
(a) Forgets her lines.
(b) Starts counting the lights.
(c) Begins praying.
(d) Runs onstage screaming.

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

12. According to the Afterword, Sam's explanation of the chemical causes of OCD in the novel is accurate: it is an imbalance in what?
(a) The parietal lobe.
(b) The hippocampus.
(c) The basal ganglia.
(d) The cerebrum.

13. What is one factor of Sam's recovery, as explained in Chapter 18?
(a) Medication.
(b) Isolation therapy.
(c) Radiation therapy.
(d) Shock therapy.

14. What does Tara's mother threaten to do due to Tara's behavior in Chapter 15?
(a) Have her committed.
(b) Divorce Tara's father.
(c) Move to Alaska.
(d) Have another baby.

15. What is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and physical well-being?
(a) Bipolar.
(b) Depression.
(c) Psychosis.
(d) Mania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara's new psychiatrist say when Tara tells her she hates her in Chapter 20?

2. What does Tara do when Keesha says "Damn!" in Chapter 21?

3. Where do Tara and Donna go shopping in Chapter 20?

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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