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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 far was the drive to the first city the students were visiting in Germany?

2. Which of the girls in Santat's group met a boy in town?

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

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

5. Where did Amy buy a souvenir for Santat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. What did Mrs. Bjork suggest Santat do on the trip?

7. Why was Wimbledon not what Santat had expected?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Santat helped a girl at school who found herself in an embarrassing. He was also kind to Kelly and he helped her when she was sleepwalking. Could Santat be considered to be a chivalrous person?

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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