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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 does Lena realize about the pond where she swam?

2. Why are Mr. and Mrs. Graffman grateful to Tibby?

3. What does Carmen throw through a dining room window?

4. What position does Bridget play for the first time at camp?

5. Who is Brian McBrian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carmen throw a rock through her dad's dining room window?

2. Who does Tibby switch pants with?

3. Who does Lena catch skinny dipping?

4. How does Eric end things with Bridget?

5. Who does Carmen tell Tibby she hates in Chapter 16?

6. Why does Carmen get upset at the fitting for her bridesmaid dress?

7. What does Carmen tell her dad over the phone?

8. What does Bridget do at the big soccer game in Chapter 20?

9. How did Kostos lose his family?

10. Why does Carmen go back to South Carolina in August?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay on the friendship between Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget. What is the nature of this friendship? In what ways does it change after the girls spend their first summer apart from each other? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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