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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. Where in Switzerland did the students start there sightseeing?

2. How did kids start leaving the party Santat and his friends wanted to attend?

3. What did Dan eat that made his bill expensive at a Paris cafe?

4. On what mountain in Switzerland did the students go up in a cable car and then down on sleds?

5. Outside of what city did Santat grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dan meet Amy Glucksbringer?

2. What did Dan, Braden, and Darryl want to do when they sightseeing, and why did their plans change?

3. What did the students have to eat at a restaurant in Switzerland, and what was the history of the food?

4. What was Santat's worst experience in middle school?

5. Why did Dan take some notes after seeing various sights in Paris?

6. What sights did the students see in Paris before eating at a cafe?

7. How did Mr. Fitzgerald try to help Santat when he tried to recite a poem in front of the student body?

8. Why were some of the girls on the trip looking forward to starting high school?

9. Why was Dan's bill at the cafe so expensive?

10. What disease did Santat's mother have, and how did it affect him and his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before a story began. How did Santat use flashbacks in A First Time for Everything? How did his choice to use flashbacks affect what readers knew and understood about Santat?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Santat use idioms in A First Time for Everything?

Essay Topic 3

Santat told the story of his life at a pivotal time. in A First Time for Everything. How did the experiences during that time of his life help him grow and mature and come of age?

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