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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 many minute warning did Mrs. Bjork give the girls as the bus prepared to head to Germany?

2. Who encouraged Santat to go talk to Amy as the bus drove to Germany?

3. After Amy and Kelly got away from a man trying to get Amy to come with him, what did they nearly step in?

4. What band did Santat want to go see after he returned from Europe?

5. When Santat and the other students took a tour of the area around Salzburg one weekend, what songs did Amy say she would make Santat sing on the bus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Santat have to say to Amy before they started hanging out together again?

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

5. How did Santat and Amy get time alone to talk?

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

7. How did Santat help Amy and Kelly when they were accosted on the street?

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

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

10. What advice did Mrs. Bjork have for Santat in Part 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. In what way was Santat bullied? How did bullies affect Santat’s self-esteem?

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