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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 tell her mom is in her package?

2. Who does Sylvia tell Margaret about in her letter?

3. What does Mrs. Simon offer her guests in Chapter 23?

4. What does Mr. Benedict hope his students learn from their year-long projects?

5. What do Mrs. Simon and her mother talk about at dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Margaret discover about Nancy in the Steak Place restroom?

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

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

6. Why does Margaret hate Laura Danker?

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

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

9. What are the reasons Mrs. Simon's parents give for visiting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Margaret changed at the end of the novel? What significant events lead to her change?

Essay Topic 2

Margaret lived in New York for 11 years, and no one ever asked her about religion. Why might it "all of a sudden" be a big deal in her new community? Would Margaret have explored religion if her family stayed in New York? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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