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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 Loretta?

2. Whose parents are divorced?

3. Who picks Carmen up at the airport in South Carolina?

4. What does Duncan give Tibby at the end of her first day of work?

5. What does Bridget do as soon as she gets to soccer camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has leukemia?

2. Who catches Lena skinny dipping?

3. Who is Effie?

4. Where is Tibby going to spend her summer?

5. Who are The Septembers?

6. What is Gilda's?

7. Why does Bapi punch Bapi Dounas?

8. Where is Carmen going to spend her summer?

9. How many siblings does Tibby have?

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 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 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 the important life lessons Tibby learns from Bailey. In what ways does Bailey's friendship force Tibby to think about her life -- and life in general -- in new ways? Use examples from the text as support.

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