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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 helps Clare after she gets hit when she tries to stop a fight between Scotty and Aidan?

2. What does Scotty have all over his chest at the police station?

3. When did Mr. Gallagher break a tailbone?

4. How is the couch described in Clare's basement?

5. What color boxer shorts is Aidan wearing when he swims in Lake Michigan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Scotty say that Clare should say he was the one who punched her in the face?

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

3. Why was going to Scotty's house on Clare's list of things to do the last night with Aidan?

4. What is difficult for Clare to imagine if she and Aidan break up?

5. Why does Clare use a tree analogy to describe how entwined her life is with Aidan's?

6. Why is Clare a bit alarmed when she sees Stella at the police station?

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

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

9. What does Clare realizes about challenges as she waits for Aidan to swim to the weather buoy?

10. How does Clare feel after she gets hit and who cares for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Candy lessens the tension between Clare and Aidan. How and why does a package of gum that Clare has and a bag of candy that Aidan gives her lessen the tension between them?

Essay Topic 3

Claire learns that Aidan did not apply to Harvard. How does Clare learn that Aidan did not apply to Harvard? Why does she feel betrayed that he did not tell her he did not apply?

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