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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 is one reason given in Chapter 10 for Bridget's success at soccer?

2. Who does Carmen meet at the ice cream parlor?

3. Which friend of Bridget's is also a soccer coach?

4. In Chapter 4, who does Tibby want to tell about her night with Brian?

5. After her first kiss with Brian, how does Tibby describe how she feels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lena talks with her parents about school in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 10, what embarrasses Bridget?

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

4. How does Lena organize her closet?

5. What happens when Tibby visits Loretta in Chapter 14?

6. In Chapter 15, what makes Bridget worry?

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

8. What does Carmen consider when she is lying in bed in Chapter 8?

9. What happens when Tibby suggests to Brian that they leave the dance?

10. What happens when Lena draws her mother?

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

Explain how Tibby's job at the movie theater both stalls her progress as a character and helps her to grow as a character.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Carmen's family and their dynamics. How do the complexities of Carmen's family impact her as a character?

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