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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. What color duffel bags did the students have?

2. How long did a man tell the students he had been waiting to use the bathroom in Switzerland?

3. What was Mrs. Santat wearing when she took her son and the girl who borrowed his sweatshirt home?

4. How many days were left in the trip when the students left for Switzerland?

5. How much did it cost to take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In a flashback, how did Santat remember helping Shelley?

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

4. Who was Hank and what did he tell the students about the European trip?

5. What two ways were there to get to the top of the Eiffel Tower?

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

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

8. Why were three of the female students looking frazzled in the morning as they board the bus to Switzerland?

9. What emotions did Santat feel when he had to recite a poem in front of the student body?

10. How did Dan meet Amy Glucksbringer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Santat’s mother had lupus. How did the disease affect Mrs. Santat, Santat, and the family?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of A First Time for Everything? Why is it not a graphic novel?

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