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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 is Effie?

2. Where does Lena decide to go swimming one day?

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

4. Who rides in an ambulance in Chapter 6?

5. What does Bridget ask her dad to send her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Lena eat breakfast with every morning in Greece?

2. What makes the Pants magical?

3. Why does Bapi punch Bapi Dounas?

4. Who are The Septembers?

5. Where is Bridget going to spend her summer?

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

7. Where is Carmen going to spend her summer?

8. Why does Carmen end up playing tennis with Paul instead of her dad?

9. Who is Effie?

10. Who has leukemia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the novel. Who in the book experiences grief, and why? What events inform their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Tibby's relationship to Mimi. What impact does Mimi have on Tibby's life? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Lena's relationship to Bapi. What is the nature of this relationship, and why is it so valuable to her? Use examples from the text as support.

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