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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. Why won't Tibby go in the pool in Chapter 13?

2. Where did Lena work the previous summer?

3. Why does Annik criticize Lena's drawing in Chapter 14?

4. What makes Bridget nervous about Eric in Chapter 15?

5. Why does Valia fall in the ice cream parlor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lena draws her mother?

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

3. Why does Tibby fight with her mother in Chapter 4?

4. How does Carmen discover that her mother is pregnant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Brian and Tibby. Where does their relationship stand at the end of this novel? What purpose does Brian serve as a character in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the goals each girl has set for herself. Who met their goals and how? Who did not meet their goals? What does meeting one's goals vs. not meeting one's goals mean in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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