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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 knocked on Santat's hotel door in Switzerland?

2. Who threw the party the girls talked about on the bus to Switzerland?

3. How old was Santat when he left on the trip for Europe?

4. Where was one of Santat's friends moving after the last day of junior high?

5. On the way to Switzerland, what did the girls say they did the night before?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mistake did Hank make regarding the fondue tradition?

2. What trip did Santat go on after middle school, and why did he not want to go?

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

4. What happened when Santat and his friends decided to go to a party?

5. How did Santat's life change when he went to middle school?

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

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

8. What was the flight to Paris like for Dan?

9. What did Santat remember about family trips?

10. How did Dan meet Amy Glucksbringer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Santat sat with Darryl and Braden during the the flight to Paris. Why did he feel out of his comfort zone during the flight?

Essay Topic 2

Santat had led a sheltered life before the European trip. What epiphany did he experience on the trip, and how did that epiphany affect how he intended to live his life in the future?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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