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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 about Bridget's appearance is captivating to people?

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

3. Where does Bailey offer to take Tibby as a thank you?

4. Who is Kostos?

5. What sport does Carmen play for fun?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose math homework does Carmen finish without being asked?

2. How many siblings does Tibby have?

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

4. What does Bailey think of Tucker Rowe?

5. Where is Tibby going to spend her summer?

6. Where is Bridget going to spend her summer?

7. Where is Carmen going to spend her summer?

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

9. Who is Effie?

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 various family relationships in the novel. Choose one of the protagonists and analyze their family history and relationships. Be sure to include how their family history and relationships inform their understanding of their own identity. Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of courage. Who displays courage in the novel, and under what circumstances? How do they manage to develop courage, especially if they are not typically courageous? Use examples from the text as support.

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