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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 time do Aidan and Clare get to the bowling alley?

2. How long were Clare and Aidan together when she first when to his house?

3. What was a major at a college Aidan jokingly told Clare should she apply to?

4. What type of vehicle does Aidan drive?

5. Who does Clare know who married high school sweethearts and then got divorced?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clare remember about the first time she and Aidan went bowling?

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

3. Where are Aidan and Clare going to college?

4. What souvenir does Aidan give Clare after they stop at the high school?

5. Where did Clare and Aidan first see one another?

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

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

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

9. Why does Aidan like to Clare's house rather than his own?

10. When Clare had thought there was a possibility that Aidan would go to Harvard, what had she thought they might do together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Smith uses in Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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