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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. In Chapter 10, what does Lena's father offer to pay for?

2. Who does Tibby babysit while her family visits Katherine in Chapter 8?

3. Where does Lena work?

4. How does Bridget admit to feeling about Eric in Chapter 15?

5. Why does Tibby's sister try to climb a tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what embarrasses Bridget?

2. How does Lena organize her closet?

3. What happens to Carmen in the hospital in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 13, why is Carmen still reluctant in regard to her feelings about Win?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does Carmen fear in this novel? How does she overcome her fears and what does this mean to her as a character?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Lena's drawings of her family. What was revealed in each drawing? How did her drawings help her to grow as a character?

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