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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. What did Dan eat that made his bill expensive at a Paris cafe?
2. Where was the girl who wanted to borrow Santat's sweatshirt?
3. What was the name of the girl who was one of the most popular kids in school and who took karate with Santat?
4. What time were the students headed to go sightseeing on their first day in Paris?
5. What was the name of Amy Glucksbringer's friend that Dan met at the Eiffel Tower?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were three of the female students looking frazzled in the morning as they board the bus to Switzerland?
2. Where was Amy was and why did she say that she and Dan were practically neighbors?
3. What did the students have to eat at a restaurant in Switzerland, and what was the history of the food?
4. Why did Dan take some notes after seeing various sights in Paris?
5. How did Santat divert his mother from asking Shelley why she needed a ride home in his flashback?
6. What did Dan, Braden, and Darryl want to do when they sightseeing, and why did their plans change?
7. How did Dan meet Amy Glucksbringer?
8. What emotions did Santat feel when he had to recite a poem in front of the student body?
9. Why did Santat's parents think he would have a wonderful time on the European trip?
10. What trip did Santat go on after middle school, and why did he not want to go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Santat’s mother had lupus. How did the disease affect Mrs. Santat, Santat, and the family?
Essay Topic 2
There were cultural differences between the countries Santat visited and where he grew up. What were some of those differences? How did those differences affect Santat?
Essay Topic 3
Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of A First Time for Everything? Why is it not a graphic novel?
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