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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. Who is Effie?

2. Who does Carmen pretend to flirt with at a house party in South Carolina?

3. Whose math homework does Carmen do?

4. What sport does Carmen play for fun?

5. What does Duncan give Tibby at the end of her first day of work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose math homework does Carmen finish without being asked?

2. Why does Bapi punch Bapi Dounas?

3. Why does Carmen end up playing tennis with Paul instead of her dad?

4. Who is Effie?

5. Who is Eric?

6. Who has leukemia?

7. Who offers to help Tibby with her movie?

8. What is Lydia's ex-husband like?

9. Who does Lena eat breakfast with every morning in Greece?

10. Why does Tibby ride in an ambulance in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the novel. Who in the book experiences grief, and why? What events inform their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

The story is written in third-person narration, with the Prologue and Epilogue written in Carmen's first-person narration. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story this way. How does this structure affect the plot and our understanding of each of the protagonists?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of courage. Who displays courage in the novel, and under what circumstances? How do they manage to develop courage, especially if they are not typically courageous? Use examples from the text as support.

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