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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. Sam tells Tara and her family that he knows what it feels like to what, in Chapter 18?

2. What has Tara been given for Christmas that she's proud of in Chapter 14?

3. Sam suffers from what condition in the novel?

4. What do Tara and Donna go to purchase in Chapter 20?

5. Sam visits Tara and brings her what inside a box of chocolates in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tara's first meeting with Dr. Susan Leopardi like in Chapter 19?

2. How does Tara feel about Sam's impending visit in Chapter 18? How does she greet him?

3. What does Sam bring Tara in Chapter 22? Why?

4. What is the purpose of the book's Afterword? Who is it written by and what does it contain?

5. What treatment does Dr. Leopardi suggest in Chapter 19? How difficult does she tell Tara it will be?

6. What treatment has Sam received for his condition? How does Tara relate to his discussion about OCD in Chapter 18?

7. How does Tara's treatment with Susan Leopardi begin in Chapter 20?

8. How is the obstacle of diagnosis growing to a climax in Chapter 16?

9. How does Christmas Day end for Tara in Chapter 14?

10. How does Tara describe her experience in the Christmas play in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of sexuality in the novel. How do Donna and Tara's views on sexuality differ? When before has Tara discussed sexuality? What is the result of Donna's having unprotected sex? Who does Tara blame for Donna's pregnancy?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Tara's father's medical condition. What led to his heart attack, and how serious was his condition at the hospital? How does Tara's father's heart attack affect Tara's relationship with her mother? How is Greta affected by her father's hospitalization?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the element of language and style in literature and in the novel. How is language used in "Kissing Doorknobs"? How is it used thematically with Tara's character? How do the characters interact with one another? Does this differ from how Tara's internal mind thinks?

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