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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 does Margaret's grandfather say to her dad when he arrives?

2. Where does Margaret follow Laura Danker after school?

3. Who is the first Pre-Teen Sensation to get her period?

4. What attire are students advised to wear at the party?

5. On Margaret's birthday, what does Mrs. Simon tell Margaret she will buy her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Margaret hate Laura Danker?

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

5. Why do Grandma Sylvia and Mr. Binamin come to visit?

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

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

8. What is Mrs. Fishbein's impression of Norman's class?

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

10. Why does Mrs. Simon's mother think Margaret is a Christian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the parents influence their children in the novel? How do their actions help or hurt their children as they go through adolescence?

Essay Topic 2

What is the male point of view in the novel? How does the author include the male experience?

Essay Topic 3

How is a club like a religion? How are they different? How do these organizations give one a sense of belonging?

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