Chapter 8

What is 11-year-old Tara's new jobs?

• Radio Shack and working at a mall kiosk.

• Swensen's Ice Cream and Fargo's Pizza.

• Babysitting and packing cashews.

• Lowe's and Home Depot

What does Tara do at Papa Jay's Gas Station on Wednesdays?

• Attends dance class in the back.

• Cleans the restrooms.

• Sweeps and mops the floors.

• Binge watches 1980s films, on VHS, in the employee break room.

Why are dance lessons held in the back (room) of Papa Jay's gas station?

• Because the gas station sells 1980s parachute pants, which are cool to wear while dancing.

• That's where all dance studios in Idaho are located, in the 1990s.

• The dance teacher, Caroline Moyle, is one of the daughters of the gas station owners, Jay and Myrna Moyle.

• To make it easier for the dancers to load up on munchies at the gas station.

Tara and her mom secretly purchase...

• a rubik's cube.

• a leotard, tights, and jazz shoes.

• homemade oils.

• a gift card to Lazer Tag.

How does the dance teacher, Caroline Moye, make sure that Tara isn't left out of the Christmas Dance Recital?

• Caroline's gives front row tickets to Tara, so she can watch the recital.

• Caroline has Tara sing Wham's "Last Christmas" during the recital.

• Caroline tells Tara that she'll be in next year's recital instead.

• Caroline gets modest, large gray sweatshirts for all of the girls.

Who does Tara refer to as "Tiny Harlots"?

• The younger dance class of 6-year-olds.

• Bananarama

• The Go-Go's

• The Bangles

What is Tara's dad response to Tara's dance recital?

• He was very proud of her.

• He said she should watch Footloose to help her improve.

• He said the dance class claimed to teach dance, but really taught immodesty.

• He said she was out-of-sync and needs to take more dance classes.

Since Tara's dad despised Tara's dance classes, Tara's mom signs Tara up for...

• swimming lessons.

• a TV dance show called Jammin'.

• voice lessons.

• piano lessons.

What is Tara's dad reaction to Tara singing at church?

• He's mad and says it's immodest.

• He said Tara is good, but not as good as Cyndi Lauper.

• He sleeps throughout her performance.

• He's extremely proud, saying, "We're very blessed."

How does Tara's dad respond to the possibility of Tara trying out for the lead in a theater production of Annie?

• He says it's too expensive to drive her 12 miles to town, 4 nights a week, for rehearsals.

• He says, "I'll find the money."

• He said there's no way she can do better than Aileen Quinn in the 1982 film Annie.

• He said she can rehearse singing in the junk yard, while ducking from him throwing scrap metral.