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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. In Chapter 18, what does Carmen's mother demand of Carmen?

2. What gift does Tibby give at the beach house?

3. At the end of Chapter 25, what does Carmen say she realizes?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Effie admit to Lena?

5. In Chapter 24, where do Carmen and Win find David?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the night Tibby can't sleep at the beach house?

2. In Chapter 28, what does Eric reveal to Bridget?

3. In Chapter 21, what does Tibby realize when she stares out her window at the apple tree?

4. Why does Carmen talk to Lena's mother in Chapter 20?

5. What does Bridget feel when she wakes up in Eric's cabin in Chapter 21?

6. What does Lena discover about herself while doing her self-portrait?

7. What happens when Lena draws Paul?

8. What does Carmen do to find David in Chapter 22?

9. In Chapter 26, how is Bridget impacted by Eric's disappearance from camp?

10. How does Tibby end up sitting with Christina during her labor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes the beach house an important place in this novel? What happens there? How does it work to wrap up each of the girls' plot lines and send them off into the future?

Essay Topic 2

What does Carmen fear in this novel? How does she overcome her fears and what does this mean to her as a character?

Essay Topic 3

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

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