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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 does Carmen play tennis with instead of her dad?

2. Where is Tibby going for the summer?

3. Where does Carmen buy the Pants?

4. Who does Paul visit once a month?

5. Who is Effie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kostos?

2. Where does Carmen buy the Pants?

3. Who is Effie?

4. Why does Tibby ride in an ambulance in Chapter 6?

5. What is Gilda's?

6. Who is Eric?

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

8. How many siblings does Tibby have?

9. What makes the Pants magical?

10. Where is Carmen going to spend her summer?

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 the quotations at the beginning of each chapter. What is the function of these quotations? How do they reflect the plot of their corresponding chapters? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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