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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 did Santat see at the grocery store after the European trip who apologized to him?

2. What type of music did the students listen to outdoors in Munich?

3. How long was the rain delay when Santat and Amy sneaked in to watch the tennis game at Wimbledon?

4. How long did the girls on the trip think Dan owed them homework because they helped his relationship with Amy?

5. What road did Santat and Amy have to turn on to get to Wimbledon tennis court?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Amy fall asleep on the bus trip to Salzburg, and what did the others say about her falling asleep?

2. What sights did the students see in London?

3. What was wrong with Santat's clothes after Helga washed them?

4. What happened the one time Santat told a girl he like her?

5. Who did Santat, Braden, and Darryl stay with in Salzburg and why?

6. How did Santat and Amy get seats at the Wimbledon tennis tournament?

7. Why could some of the students try beer?

8. How did Shelley encourage Santat to talk to Amy on the bus to Munich?

9. Why did Amy stay in her mother's room when the students arrived in Vienna?

10. Why was Amy feeling insecure on the European trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Santat’s peers often made fun of him. What was revealed about peer pressure through Santat’s interactions with his peers?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and individuals is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of A First Time for Everything? How does that point of view influence what readers understand and feel about the information presented?

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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