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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. What is different about Janie the evening of the party?

2. What does Mr. Binamin say about his name?

3. Why doesn't Janie want to buy sanitary napkins in Chapter 22?

4. What does Margaret think of the letter from her grandparents?

5. Who draws funny faces instead of looking up things in reference books?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret say her grandmother is almost as bad as everyone else?

2. Why does Margaret hate Laura Danker?

3. Why does Margaret only turn in a letter for her project, while her classmates turn in booklets?

4. Why might Margaret only feel God when she is alone?

5. Why might Grandma Sylvia not have mentioned Mr. Binamin over the phone?

6. How does Margaret know the invitation is not from a friend from New York or camp?

7. Why does Nancy think she will get her period next?

8. Why does Margaret rip Nancy's postcard to tiny shreds?

9. Why does Grandma Sylvia tell Margaret to disobey her mother by taking off her boots at Lincoln Center?

10. What does Mr. Simon suspect about his in-laws' trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Margaret and her friends believe a rumor they heard about Laura Danker. How does the author use foreshadowing to reveal the truth about Laura?

Essay Topic 2

Margaret's mother is Christia, and her father is Jewish. Margaret claims to hate religious holidays, saying that none of them are special to her. What are some of the challenges of living in a home with different religions? How does having no religion affect Margaret's sense of identity?

Essay Topic 3

How does Barbara Simon's relationship with her parents influence the way she raises her daughter? What factors lead to Barbara's beliefs about religion? What factors lead to her decision to contact her parents after 14 years?

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