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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 gift does Bridget give at the beach house?

2. In Chapter 29, what does Eric say about Bridget?

3. What gift does Lena give at the beach house?

4. What does Win tell Carmen and her mother in Chapter 18?

5. In Chapter 22, how does Carmen end up tracking down David?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tibby convince Christina to deliver the baby?

2. What do Lena and Carmen discuss at Starbucks in Chapter 19?

3. What happens when Eric calls Bridget at the beach house?

4. In Chapter 29, what happens between Bridget and Eric?

5. Why does Carmen talk to Lena's mother in Chapter 20?

6. Why is Effie so uneasy when Lena draws her?

7. In Chapter 21, what does Tibby realize when she stares out her window at the apple tree?

8. Why does Bridget wear the Traveling Pants in Chapter 28?

9. In Chapter 27, what problem does Bridget have with Naughton and how does she solve it?

10. Why is Carmen uncomfortable running into Win at the hospital in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the college choices made by each girl. How do these choices prove problematic? How is the college decision resolved for each girl? What does college represent to these girls?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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