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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. How much did Joy pay for a drawing Santat did at school once?

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

3. How far did someone have to be off the grounds of the Queen's property in order to stand on their soapbox and speak their mind freely?

4. What palace did the students visit in Vienna?

5. Who took Santat to the disco?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Santat think he and Amy should just be friends?

2. Why did everyone complain when Santat got on the bus as the students headed to Salzburg?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Santat and the others spend their days in Salzburg?

8. Who were the other students staying with Helga and Annette?

9. What were some things Santat learned in Salzburg and why did it enjoy it more than school back home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Santat was awakened by Kelly, who was sleepwalking. What iwas conveyed about sleeping walking through Kelly’s actions?

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

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

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