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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the girls say when they unfold the pants in Chapter 1?
(a) A poem.
(b) They sing.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A chant.

2. In Chapter 12, how does Lena do research to try to stay in art school?
(a) She talks to Carmen.
(b) She looks online.
(c) She talks to her mom.
(d) She asks classmates.

3. How does Carmen get Valia to the hospital in Chapter 12?
(a) She has Lena drive them.
(b) She puts her on the bus.
(c) She pushes her wheelchair.
(d) She convinces her to get in her car.

4. Why do Bridget and Eric fall into the lake in Chapter 14?
(a) The dock breaks.
(b) Their boss shoves them.
(c) They are swatting a bee.
(d) They are having a diving competition.

5. What flavor ice cream does Valia get when she stops to get ice cream on the way to her doctor's appointment?
(a) Vanilla.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Superman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Eric gone so far this summer in Chapter 10?

2. What flavor jellybeans do Carmen and Tibby send Lena to cheer her up?

3. How far away is the college Carmen plans on attending?

4. When Carmen visits Tibby in Chapter 16, what does she say she sees?

5. In Chapter 8, when does Carmen's mother start going to bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tibby conflicted about going to film school?

2. What does Lena tell her father when she goes back to her art class?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Bridget's conversation with Naughton make her realize about Eric?

4. How does Valia end up visiting the emergency room in Chapter 9?

5. What happens when Lena draws her mother?

6. What do Bridget and Naughton talk about during their run in Chapter 16?

7. Why does Lena's father disapprove of her art class?

8. What does Brian ask Tibby in Chapter 2, and what is her response?

9. In Chapter 15, what makes Bridget worry?

10. How is Brian different from when he was younger?

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