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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Donna taken to wearing sunglasses all the time in Chapter 11?

2. Who gets angry at Tara and even threatens to kill her in Chapter 6?

3. Tara's mother asks her what happened to whom in Chapter 4, causing Tara to lie in response?

4. Who does Tara ask if they think she is crazy in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 10, Tara says of her mother, "I wanted to run to her and stroke her hair and tell her it was only" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tara feel after the incident at the carnival in Chapter 10? What new fear has arisen?

2. Discuss the emotion in Chapter 9 between Tara and Keesha. How does Tara react to pushing her friend?

3. How has Greta's relationship with Tara shifted between Chapter 7 and Chapter 8?

4. How does Tara describe her best friends in Chapter 3? What grade is Tara in at this point?

5. In terms of character arc, where is Tara in Chapter 10? How is this chapter an imprint on her character?

6. What draws Tara to Donna as a person in Chapter 11?

7. How does Tara describe the summer between fifth and sixth grades in Chapter 7?

8. How is the character of Greta depicted in Chapter 7?

9. How do Tara and their friends describe their personal fears in Chapter 3?

10. What awakens Tara in Chapter 2? Who does she turn to for reassurance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Donna in the novel. How old is Donna? What kind of surgery did Donna have on her eye? How is Tara affected by Donna's friendship? What is Donna's response to Tara's eccentricities? What forms the bond between the two girls?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze Tara's first experiences with stealing. What drives Tara back to confess in Chapter 12? How does this reflect Tara's morals? How does Father O'Malley react to Tara's confession? When before has Tara discussed the priest? What are her feelings about him?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Keesha, Kristin and Anna in the narrative. How old are the girls? What are their relationships with each other like? How do these friends feel about Tara and her quirks? How do their relationships evolve and change throughout the novel?

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