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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. When does Sylvia want Margaret to visit her in Florida?

2. How does Mrs. Simon know about the What Every Girl Should Know presentation?

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

4. What announcement do Margaret's grandparents make?

5. How do Margaret and Mrs. Wheeler get the bathroom stall that Nancy is in open?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Nancy Wheeler a big fake, as Margaret reports to God? Why or why not?

2. Why does Laura Danker call Margaret a liar and a pig?

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

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

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

6. Why does Margaret think Mr. Benedict is sneaky?

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

8. Describe how the students are dressed at Norman's party.

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

10. Why does Margaret want to buy a box of sanitary napkins in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use setting in the novel? What significant role does setting have in Margaret's story?

Essay Topic 2

How does Margaret show maturity as she explores her spirituality? In what ways does Margaret still need to grow?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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