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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. Where does Brian spend most of his days?

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

3. How many movies has Margaret seen?

4. Who does Tibby visit in the middle of the night?

5. What does Carmen finally admit to her mother in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose pet dies in Chapter 20?

2. Who does Tibby switch pants with?

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

4. What does Bailey tell Carmen about her dad?

5. Who does Lena catch skinny dipping?

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

7. Why does Carmen leave South Carolina?

8. How does Eric end things with Bridget?

9. Who does Lena manage to sketch from memory?

10. Who is Margaret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Lena's general disdain for boys. What about men -- and particularly men as potential love interests -- is so off putting to her? What is it about Kostos that allows her to open up and let her guard down? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

The story is written in third-person narration, with the Prologue and Epilogue written in Carmen's first-person narration. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story this way. How does this structure affect the plot and our understanding of each of the protagonists?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Lena's relationship with Kostos. How does Lena's understanding and perspective of Kostos change throughout the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

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