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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. On page 144, what does Rose say her dad is doing?

2. Who tries to get Alice to go swimming on pages 134-135?

3. Who was Rose's swimming instructor before she went to the beach?

4. What scared Windy the first time she visited the living history museum?

5. How old was Rose when they first came to Awago Beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is at Brewster's when Rose and Windy rent a movie on page 234, and why does Rose get embarrassed?

2. What do Rose and Alice argue about on pages 226-230?

3. On page 144, what does Rose tell Windy happened the night before?

4. On page 232, why does a man with a dog speak to Rose?

5. What did Evan say about the weather at the lake when Rose was little and why the weather was bad sometimes?

6. Why does Windy think that Duncan's girlfriend is pregnant?

7. What does Rose say about her aunt and uncle having kids of their own?

8. What does Windy do on page 146 when she sees her mother coming?

9. Why does Rose run home on page 197?

10. What do Rose and Windy find in the place where Duncan and his friends hangout?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pages 1-65 is mostly dialogue between different characters. How does the dialogue reveal information about the characters and how does it advance the story line?

Essay Topic 2

Rose uses the word slut on pages 239 and 241. Why does the Rose's use of that word bother Windy so much and how does it affect the girls' relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Duncan is a clerk at Brewster's store. How do Windy and Rose view Duncan differently and how are their different points of view partially related to their ages?

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