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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. Who does Carmen meet at the ice cream parlor?

2. In Chapter 7, where does Lena take a bus?

3. What soccer team is Bridget coaching?

4. How does Carmen get Valia to the hospital in Chapter 12?

5. What does Naughton ask Bridget during their run in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the girls go to the pool in Chapter 13?

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

3. What happens when Carmen discusses staying at home with her mother in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Carmen worry about when she thinks of the fall?

5. Why does Tibby feel guilty about Katherine's injuries?

6. What happens between Lena and Annik in Chapter 12?

7. How does Tibby try to make Carmen feel better about her mother's pregnancy?

8. What conversation do Lena and Annik have in Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Valia impact the girls in this novel? What role does she play in terms of their character development and plot movement?

Essay Topic 2

Love motivates each of the girls in this novel. Describe how each girl loves, is loved and is not loved. How does this motivate them? How does this discourage them? How is love a theme in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Bridget's relationship with Eric. How does this relationship motivate and define Bridget?

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