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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. How far do Merci and Roli live from Seaward Pines Academy?

2. What is Lolo having at the luncheonette in Chapter 4?

3. How many days does Merci remember that it took to paint the Seaward gym?

4. In Chapter 12, what does it cost for a chair and an umbrella in the sand at the Lake Worth Casino?

5. What grade are Merci's cousins, the twins, in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Merci tell her father when he says that she cannot play keeper in Chapter 7?

2. What disagreement do Enrique and Manny Cruz have?

3. In Chapter 5, why is Merci worried about the group project in social studies?

4. What is the Sol Painting company uniform like that Merci designed?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Merci remember about Carlee's birthday party that she attended last year?

6. What trouble does Merci have with her left eye?

7. How did Mami become a physical therapist, and how does it help the family?

8. In Chapter 1, what does Merci remember doing at the school with her father last summer?

9. What does Merci remember what her mother said when she and her father got home late after the soccer game?

10. Wht happened to Dona Rosa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 2

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Edna has a crush on Michael. How does Edna feel when anyone looks at or talks to Michael? How does Edna act when anyone talks to Michael? Why does Edna act the way she does around Michael?

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