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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. Why were the girls upset at the beginning of Part 3?
2. What did Dan, Braden, and Darryl do when the line was too long for an attraction they wanted to see in Paris?
3. What was the name of the teacher who berated kids who laughed during the poem Santat quoted after a presentation about the dangers of drugs?
4. How many days were left in the trip when Dan and the other students flew to Paris?
5. How old was Santat when he left on the trip for Europe?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Santat divert his mother from asking Shelley why she needed a ride home in his flashback?
2. Why did Santat's parents think he would have a wonderful time on the European trip?
3. What mistake did Hank make regarding the fondue tradition?
4. How did Santat's life change when he went to middle school?
5. Why were three of the female students looking frazzled in the morning as they board the bus to Switzerland?
6. What did the students have to eat at a restaurant in Switzerland, and what was the history of the food?
7. Where was Amy was and why did she say that she and Dan were practically neighbors?
8. Why did Santat have to help Kelly one night when they were in Switzerland?
9. Who was Hank and what did he tell the students about the European trip?
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
Santat’s mother had lupus. How did the disease affect Mrs. Santat, Santat, and the family?
Essay Topic 2
Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of A First Time for Everything?
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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