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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/What is Mclean researching at the library in Chapter 11?
2. How long have Mclean and her father now lived in Lakeview?
3. What are Opal and the other restaurant workers talking about in Chapter 12?
4. What does Mclean promise Deb she will do before she leaves?
5. What had Mclean's parents not realized about her?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Mcean's relationships with her parents and David making her feel more content now?
2. What makes Mclean so upset that she takes off from the beach house in her old car?
3. What are Mclean's evolving thoughts about what home really is as she and her parents talk about the future?
4. Why does Mclean feel like she is being pushed out of her mother's house when she sees her things in storage and where does she go for a feeling of solidity?
5. How does Mclean learn about her father's new job in Hawaii and how does she feel about going there?
6. What options does Mclean have regarding her father's move to Hawaii?
7. In what ways does Mclean begin to see her mother in a new light?
8. What is different about this new place for Mclean and her father that typically doesn't happen?
9. Why do Mclean and Deb especially enjoy going to Riley's house for dinner?
10. What does Mclean learn about why her mother has met with an attorney?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain Mclean's method of creating a new persona each time she enters a new school. Why does Mclean feel the need to reinvent herself with each move? What is the underlying psychological reason that Mclean creates her different identities?
Essay Topic 2
Sarah Dessen is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.
Essay Topic 3
Emotional insecurity takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional insecurity in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
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