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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. Who are the Septembers?

2. What kind of personality does Paul have?

3. What does Lena wear to meet Kostos?

4. What kind of art project is Tibby planning on making?

5. What does Bailey want to help Tibby with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bailey think of Tucker Rowe?

2. Who catches Lena skinny dipping?

3. What makes the Pants magical?

4. Who does Bridget dance with at a bar in Baja?

5. How many siblings does Tibby have?

6. Who is Kostos?

7. Who offers to help Tibby with her movie?

8. Why is Carmen angry on her first night in South Carolina?

9. Who has leukemia?

10. Why does Tibby take a girl's wallet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the changes each girl undergoes in her first summer away from her friends. Choose one of the protagonists and analyze the ways in which her summer experience changes her. Is this change ultimately positive? Why or why not? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Carmen's feelings about her dad's new family. In what ways do her feelings about them change throughout the novel, and why? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Carmen's relationship with her father. How does their relationship change when Carmen goes to South Carolina to spend an entire summer with him for the first time? Use examples from the text as support.

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