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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 type of footwear does Clare have on when she and Aidan go to Lake Michigan in Stop #13?

2. What is Aidan intending to put on Rusty, the weather buoy?

3. In the story of Aidan and Clare, how much of a book would their last night be?

4. How much of a bottle of dish soap do Clare and Stella use on Scotty before they give up trying to wash off the fingerprints?

5. What color carpet is in the basement at Clare's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clare think she and Aidan should break up?

2. Why is Aidan irritated with Scotty enough to fight with him?

3. Why does Aidan tell Clare he did not apply to Harvard?

4. Why does Aidan decide to swim in Lake Michigan?

5. How does Clare get injured at Andy's party?

6. Why is Andy Kimball always the one to throw parties at her house?

7. What does Aidan remember about the first time he and Clare were at the fountain in the village square?

8. Why did Scotty and Aidan leave the sunroof open in Scotty's dad's car and why was Scotty's dad angry.?

9. Why is it not usually a problem if Scotty's parents are asleep when Aidan, Clare, and Stella come over?

10. How does Aidan look by the time that he and Clare arrive at her house at 2:33 a.m.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All summer, Clare's parents have been telling her that college "is the first chapter of the rest of [her] life" (165) and she will meet lifelong friends. How does Clare feel when her parents tell her that college is a new beginning? How and why does what they say make her feel like everything she has done so far in her life is not important?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Hello, Goodbye, and Everywhere in Between to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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