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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something that upsets Mclean's mother about Mclean's life?
(a) She had to leave school to get insurance papers.
(b) She is always traveling around.
(c) She has to act as a caretaker to her father.
(d) She is not going steady with a boy.

2. Who invites Mclean to eat lunch with some girls at school?
(a) Heather.
(b) Riley.
(c) Jill.
(d) Sam.

3. What is Jason, the restaurant's short order cook, very good at doing?
(a) Crossword puzzles.
(b) Singing opera.
(c) Cooking a steak.
(d) Driving a racecar.

4. Who is required to put together Opal's model of the city?
(a) A group of teens doing community service.
(b) A group of teens for a class project.
(c) A group from the retirement community.
(d) A group of women from the garden club.

5. This book is written from the perspective of whom?
(a) Mclean's mother.
(b) Mclean.
(c) Opal.
(d) Mr. Sweet.

6. What do Dave and his friend ask Mclean to do?
(a) Go to a baseball game.
(b) Go to a concert.
(c) Go for ice cream.
(d) Play basketball.

7. What does Mclean do when she wakes in the night and realizes a party is going on next door?
(a) She sits and dreams about going to a party.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She asks the neighbors to be quiet.
(d) She joins the party.

8. What is the name of Mclean's new high school?
(a) Jackson High.
(b) George Washington High.
(c) Lakeview High.
(d) Lincoln Heights High.

9. What did Mclean and her mother buy when they went on beach vacations before the divorce?
(a) Flip flops.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Big hats.
(d) Bracelets.

10. Why does Mclean do all the cooking for her and her father?
(a) Her father cannot cook anything.
(b) Her father is a chef and doesn't want to cook at home.
(c) She is tired of eating fast food.
(d) She wants to train to be a chef.

11. What does Mclean need to get at the house before going to the hospital?
(a) An insurance card.
(b) A laptop.
(c) Cell phone.
(d) A robe.

12. What does Mclean's mother try to persuade her to do when she calls?
(a) Go to the beach house with her.
(b) Go to church with her.
(c) Go to a movie with her.
(d) Go shopping with her.

13. What community service project is Dave working on?
(a) Painting lines on highways.
(b) Neighborhood trash pick-up.
(c) The model.
(d) Washing trucks.

14. What item does Deb comment on at Mclean's house?
(a) A quilt.
(b) A plant
(c) A chair.
(d) A TV.

15. Why is Mclean hesitant about going to the game with her mother?
(a) She is not feeling well.
(b) She knows her mother will lecture her.
(c) She feels she is betraying her father.
(d) She has a lot of homework to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mclean's mother given to her when she moved out?

2. What is Mclean's father's job?

3. What is Mclean's last name?

4. Why does a reporter take pictures of Mclean, David and some other kids?

5. What appears unexpectedly in the kitchen when Mclean is there?

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