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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 does Carmen finally call in Chapter 21?

2. What is Bailey most afraid of?

3. Who had Bridget been showing off for in her first scrimmage?

4. Who does Bridget lose her virginity to?

5. What does Bridget tell her cabin mates about the night she lost her virginity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tells Carmen that she antagonizes people?

2. Why does Carmen throw a rock through her dad's dining room window?

3. Who does Bridget lose her virginity to?

4. Who does Tibby switch pants with?

5. Who is Margaret?

6. What does Lena realize about the pond she swam in?

7. What does Carmen tell her dad over the phone?

8. Why does Tibby wake up in the hospital in Chapter 21?

9. How does Eric end things with Bridget?

10. Whose pet dies in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay exploring the important life lessons Tibby learns from Bailey. In what ways does Bailey's friendship force Tibby to think about her life -- and life in general -- in new ways? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Lena's relationship to Bapi. What is the nature of this relationship, and why is it so valuable to her? Use examples from the text as support.

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