Ch. 9
Tara's talent she is constantly praised for
What is singing?
The place Tara's family visited at the beginning of chapter ten
What is Arizona? OR What is Grandma's house?
Who is Annie?
The event Gene thought would occur on January 1, 2000
What is Y2K?
Name of the mountain the Westovers live on
What is Buck's Peak?
The name of the play Tara was cast in
The body part where Tara sustained an injury in chapter ten
What is her neck?
The family member who shows up to help Gene toward the end of chapter ten
Who is Shawn?
Occurs on the drive home from Arizona; occurred in a previous chapter
What is a car accident?
The piece of technology Gene bought, to everyone's surprise, the year before Y2K
What is a television?
The treatment Gene suggested for Tara's swollen tonsils
What is sunshine?
The type of cancer Tara's grandmother had
What is bone marrow cancer?
The family member serving a mission trip for the church in chapter ten
Who is Luke?
The Westovers visited Tara's grandma in Arizona in the winter to help Gene. The theme this correlates to:
What is mental illness?
The car seats in the van were taken out and replaced with
What is a queen-sized mattress?
The family member who gave Tara a dress for her play
Who is Aunt Angie?
The type of doctor Shawn told Tara she needed to fix her injury
What is a chiropractor?
The boy Tara met and imagined being friends with in chapter 9
Who is Charles?
Tara imagined herself becoming friends with a boy named Charles, but was then discouraged due to thoughts of The End. The theme this correlates to:
What is friendship and isolation?
The fruits Tara's family canned for the upcoming End of Days (3)
What are peaches, apricots, and apples?
Name of the theater where Tara did her plays
What is the Worm Creek Opera House?
The treatment Tara was told would heal her injury
What is imagining a bubble?
The character who picks the Westovers up after their accident
Rob Hardy
Biblical character and event Tara compares her father and Y2K to
What is Noah and the flood?
Gene's favorite television program
What is The Honeymooners?