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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. How many rusted pumps are at the gas station on the edge of town?

2. What time do Aidan and Clare go to get gas?

3. Who is scraping for coins to pay at the pizza place?

4. Where is Clare going to College?

5. In Stop 6, what type of special art exhibition does Clare remember going to with Aidan at an art museum downtown?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aidan tell Scotty when he gets angry with him at the bowling alley?

2. Why does Clare go inside the gas station, and what does Aidan do when he follows her?

3. What has Clare prepared for and not prepared for before the last night with Aidan?

4. Why does Clare think her parents are an example of what can happen to high school sweethearts?

5. Why does Aidan say he did not apply to Harvard, and how does his father respond?

6. How are Clare and Aidan spending their last night together before they go to college and why?

7. What does Clare remember about her friendship with Stella?

8. How are Clare and Stella supposed to be there for one another, and how has Stella been missing?

9. Why is Aidan's father upset with Aidan?

10. Where are Stella and Scotty going to college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Smith use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created in Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between?

Essay Topic 3

Although Aidan has frequently told Clare he loves her, she has never said she loves him. Why is Clare reluctant to tell Aidan she loves him? Why does it take her so long to say those words?

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