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

2. What nun does Tara have negative thoughts about in Chapter 5?

3. Tara's father says that Tara's mother has PMS, "which he defined as" what in Chapter 10?

4. Tara asks Donna how she can do what after going to Communion in Chapter 11?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 11 serve the plot of the narrative? How do the events in this chapter relate to those in Chapter 10?

2. What leads up to Tara's stealing in Chapter 12? What does she do after stealing?

3. What takes place at the carnival in Chapter 10?

4. What does Tara overhear her parents saying about her in Chapter 6? How does Tara feel about the situation?

5. How does Tara describe the phrase that began her problems in Chapter 1?

6. What does Tara relate about her family and her relationship with her father in Chapter 8?

7. What is tragic about the image that Tara projects about herself versus the reality in Chapter 3?

8. What does Tara do after feeling humiliated in front of her schoolmates in Chapter 1? How does she feel?

9. What causes unexpected trauma in Tara's life in Chapter 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the character of Greta in the narrative. How old is Greta in relation to Tara? What is Greta's relationship with Tara like? How does Greta get along with her family? How does Greta prove her loyalty to Tara as a sister in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the climax of the narrative and the character of Mr. Jacobson in the novel. How does Tara's father know Mr. Jacobson? What questions does Mr. Jacobson ask Tara?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss intrusive thoughts as symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. How are intrusive thoughts defined? How are these symptomatic of OCD? How do intrusive thoughts differ from things like a passing crush or worry about a test? What are examples of intrusive thoughts in Tara's character?

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