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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 does Lena notice about her mother when she draws her?

2. What do the girls say when they unfold the pants in Chapter 1?

3. What does Brian bring for Tibby's family when he picks her up for the dance?

4. How far away is the college Carmen plans on attending?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Bridget apologize to Eric for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carmen consider when she is lying in bed in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 15, what makes Bridget worry?

3. In Chapter 14, how is an average day of Bridget's described?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Carmen worry about when she thinks of the fall?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Bridget's conversation with Naughton make her realize about Eric?

6. What happens between Lena and Annik in Chapter 12?

7. How does Valia end up visiting the emergency room in Chapter 9?

8. Why is Lena upset that Carmen takes a job caring for her grandmother?

9. What happens when Lena talks with her parents about school in Chapter 10?

10. How does Tibby try to make Carmen feel better about her mother's pregnancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the college choices made by each girl. How do these choices prove problematic? How is the college decision resolved for each girl? What does college represent to these girls?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lena's drawings of her family. What was revealed in each drawing? How did her drawings help her to grow as a character?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tibby's sister's accident impact Tibby throughout the novel? What do the tree and helmet represent? How does the accident help Tibby to grow or not grow?

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