Characters
Who is Tara?
Author and main character of the book.
Which family is most similar to Tara's family?
The 8 passengers.
Who is Tara closest with?
Her brother Tyler.
What is Mormonism?
Significant beliefs in doctrines of eternal marriage, eternal progression, baptism for the dead, polygamy, sexual purity, health, fasting, and Sabbath observance.
What does Tara hold a PhD in?
Intellectual history
Who runs the household?
Gene, Tara's dad.
Why does Tara become so interested in education and schooling?
Her family didn't believe in public education, and Tyler showed her some of his text books and became interested.
How many siblings does Tara have?
6
What role do Mormon women play in the family?
They are the family's caretakers. They take care of the children and the household and are faithful wives.
What is a text-text example?
Carrie.
Who abuses Tara the most through out the book?
Shawn, Tara's older brother.
Why does Tara's family tell her to come home?
They want her to come home and do "womanly" things. Like participating in the mother's herbalism business.
What is the relationship like between Tars's mom and dad?
Since the dad is the leader of the house, the mom just follows along his side never standing up for herself or her kids.
Educated=......?
Mormen survilast.
Who was Tara's first boyfriend?
Charles
Which two characters crashed the car?
Gene and Tyler.
Why is the book called educated?
"You could call this selfhood many things...I call it an education"
What is Tara's relation like with her dad?
He has a firm belief in how she should live her life. He wants her to work in the scrapyard, where safety and caution are not considered, and bad accidents happen.
Govenment and Illuminatie.
What year does Tara go to BYU
2004
Who is jealous of Tara?
Faye, Tara's mother
Does Tara ever end up having no conflict with her family?
Yes
What is Tara's relationship like with Shawn?
Their relationship is not great. He is constantly taunting and abusing her. He also lies, manipulates, and gaslights her.
Does Tara family beilieve in polygamy?
No
What year does Tara go to Cambridge?
2009