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Tara is the ___ of __ siblings
youngest of 7 siblings
what type of abuse did the father present
mental and endangerment
what does Tara major in in university
intellectual History
Their eyes are beautiful but their not a smart person
What does Tara's mom believe she cured herself of
cancer
What did Shawn give Tara when she tried to confront him about the abuse with her parents
a bloody knife
what was tyler's major in college
mechanical engineering
Who said "There’s a world out there, Tara, And it will look a lot different once Dad is no longer whispering his view of it in your ear.” pg.120
Tyler
What mental disorder does the father believed to have
Bipolar Disorder
what age did Tara's parents think she was when they tried to kick her out
20 years old
at what age did Tara get her PhD
27
she took control of her medical life and got vaccinated
What 2 jobs did Tara have well in college
A cleaner and an employee at In and Out
Tara was put in many dangerous situations in the junkyard. Name 2 times that Tara was in the most danger.
1. When she was told to jump out of the bin but couldn't get out and an iron spike went through her leg
2. When her dad made her work with the machine that almost cut off his brothers limbs.
what important part of history did Tara not know about
the holocaust
Who said "She is me. But we know better now. We can rewrite the story" and what did they mean by this
Tara's Mom, and she wants to help Tara and Emily to have a better life without abuse
in Chapter 3 the title "cream shoes" refers to cream vs. white shoes. what does this symbolize
Cream shoes represent unconventionality and white represent normalcy -- mother ends up choosing cream shoes over white but tara doesn't know the difference between the two
in Chapter 31 Tara tells her friends about her past. She then says that she didn’t feel any shame and realized where the shame originated from. Where did it come from?
It came from shawn abusing her and her mother neglecting her but both of them still had control over her life
tara is more educated now, refers to her ears now being different
What is the quote that Tara describes selfhood as?
Hint: Final sentence of book
"Transformation. Metamorphosis. Falsity. Betrayal. I call it an education"