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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 does going to the restaurant in Chapter 20 make Valia say?

2. In Chapter 20, what do Carmen and Valia drink with their meal?

3. How much does each girl need to pay toward their beach trip at the end of the summer?

4. In Chapter 20, where does Carmen feel Valia needs to go?

5. What happened to Win's younger brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, how is Bridget impacted by Eric's disappearance from camp?

2. What fears does Carmen overcome in Chapter 29?

3. What does Carmen do to find David in Chapter 22?

4. What does Bridget feel when she wakes up in Eric's cabin in Chapter 21?

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

6. What happens because of the rain during Bridget's camping trip in Chapter 17?

7. What happens when Carmen looks for Tibby in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

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

Explain how family helps and hurts each of the girls. What message is conveyed about family in this novel?

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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